Covid's impact on school: stressed students unable to focus - Youth Journalism International
Students sit apart on Harvard's campus. (Katrina Machetta/YJI) Wreaking havoc with young lives, the coronavirus pandemic upended school routines across the globe, leaving students unmotivated, anxious and without access to critical materials. In wide-ranging interviews with Youth Journalism International, young people who attended brick-and-mortar schools saw their education shift from in-person to entirely virtual, producing a variety of emotions. “I struggle with focusing. I can’t focus normally, so me sitting by myself, not in a school environment, it’s not good,” said 16-year-old ...
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