Student stressed from virtual learning

MONTH INTO THE NEW SCHOOLYEAR..

MOST HAVE BEEN LEARNINGON-LINE - AND SOME OF THEMHAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH THENEW PROCESS.

WMAR-2 NEWS RAYSTRICKLAND TALKED WITH ASTUDENT WHO DESCRIBES THEVIRTUAL LEARNING - ASOVERWHELMING8:25:35“Itstressful from the moment Iwake up” Kyla Wilson is a10th grader at a Baltimorecounty college prep schoolcalled Eastern Tech.

SHE'Snearly a month into virtuallearning and Wilson says italready becoming almost toomuch 8:26:27“Ihappy bubbly person but iisolating myself more tryingto get all of this work done.Ittaking a toll” Wilson saysshe spends nearly 7 hours aday sitting in front of ascreen And thatthe time when sheup until midnight trying tofinish her work.She says shehas 4 classes, 4 days a weeknndnd mond morend more wnd more wornd more worknd more work nond more work nownd more work now thnd more work now thannd more work now than wnd more work now than whend more work now than whenssheshe wshe wasshe was pshe was physhe was physishe was physicashe was physicallshe was physicallyshe was physically inshe was physically in sshe was physically in schshe was physically in schooshe was physically in school.AnAndAnd sAnd sheAnd she fAnd she feeAnd she feelsAnd she feels sAnd she feels sheAnd she feels she dAnd she feels she doeAnd she feels she doesna enough time to do it.

8:2542“I usually take a break butthen you go right back todoing school on a screen forhome work, extra research andmentally Istate And shesays one of her teachers askedthe entire class about theirexperiences with virtuallearningThe responses weretelling.

8:30:10“theyexplained how itstressful, their mental stateis not that good.

Theystressing trying to get allthis work done” WilsonNadia Fobbs says sheseen her daughter strugglelike this in school.

Shebelieves Eastern Tech is doingthe best to help, but shestill thinks the school coulddo a better job listening tothese kids when theyout for help.

8:40 43“I justthink everybody is trying tomake the best of thesituation” 8:41 38 Idefinitely think there needsto be some sort of disucssionon the administration level.We donkids.

We want to make learningfun again” 8:32 39“I wantthem to hear how the amount ofwork they put in ita lot of stress on us and ourwork may not be as a good wewant it to be because we dohave the timeWMAR-2 NEWS DID REACH OUTTHE SCHOOL DISTRICT ASPOKESPERSON SENT THISSTATEMENT SAYING QUOTE“ANYSTUDENTS OR FAMILIES WHO AREHAVING CHALLENGES WITH VIRTUALLEARNING SHOULD REACH OUT TOTHEIR SCHOOLS.

WE HAVE LOTS OFRESOURCES TO ASSIST FAMILIESDURING THIS GLOBAL HEALTHCRISIS AND WE ARE HERE READYTO ASSIST” AND THESPOKESPERSON ALSO WENT ON TOSAY THE DISTRICT TO GOING TODO EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWERTO MAKE SURE STUDENTS WHO ARESTRUGGLING GET THE HELP THEYN