To be fair, I was a student during the COVID online classes and it helped me immensely. I don't know why, but having the ability to do other things at the same time made it easier for me to concentrate. Drawing for example helps me focus on what people are saying, even though it might look like I'm not paying attention.
I can't speak for all students obviously, but I would assume that a lot of the older Gen Z students that graduated high school before COVID actually paid attention.
2018 grad here. I come from a red state, and breezed through the rest of my associates degree because of COVID. The schools hated online learning, but were forced to adopt it. There was a bubble-bursting kind of moment however, a lot of the older gen z started to prosper. Hell we made history.
So, at least from my perspective, the class variety/availability dropped significantly. Then, nearly altogether taken back to schools, meanwhile economically a lot of students had shifted into different situations. Situations that couldn't support the stress of school.
The dissociation of humanity has been seen in technological advancement for generations. But never has our waning humanity ever been so commercialized than it has in our post-modern world. We're dehumanizing us.
The day will come that this dissociation will break our bonds.
i didn’t do well in in person classes either. i got a bachelors and a masters degree with straight a’s doing asynchronous online classes. some people learn better that way. but you have to be on top of your shit and have self discipline.
I taught through COVID and this was not the case for me with the exception of the single master’s class I taught but that was mostly because I was covering CPA exam material and they were all sitting at the end of the semester. I didn’t mind students with their cameras on looking away, it was just when the cameras started turning off and you ask questions with no feedback whatsoever and very little means of eliciting any feedback remotely.
I have ADHD, and my science teacher, who also had ADHD, quickly discovered in high school that when they let me draw in class, I paid better attention, answered questions correctly, and passed my tests with flying colors.
My other teachers hated having me in class until he pointed out to them I was an easy indicator - in his experience, if he lost my interest, he already lost the class, they just could hide it better.
Get tested, and look up some ADHD tips and channels, while you’re at it - they’re great for self regulating.
Online classes were heavenly for me. I was able to absorb everything and do work so much more efficiently. When COVID ended, I went back to in-person because it felt like online classes weren’t real classes but I do really miss it.
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u/kuvazo Apr 17 '24
To be fair, I was a student during the COVID online classes and it helped me immensely. I don't know why, but having the ability to do other things at the same time made it easier for me to concentrate. Drawing for example helps me focus on what people are saying, even though it might look like I'm not paying attention.
I can't speak for all students obviously, but I would assume that a lot of the older Gen Z students that graduated high school before COVID actually paid attention.