The COVID-19 pandemic may be well over but that does not mean the after-effects can be completely ignored.
A new poll involving teachers in England is shedding light on the attention spans of young pupils and how they’re coping since the crisis ensued. And some results are more shocking than others.
The poll proves how mentors continue to notice the decline in attention spans of the younger generation and it’s a pattern that does not seem to be getting better. Instead, it’s getting worse and teachers are getting worried as this survey proves.
On average, 70% of teachers were seen questioning the attitude of youngsters in class and how the behavior continues to be in decline. Moreover, kids were seen moving around rooms and jumping in all directions. Similarly, they were whining and complaining more, and one word to describe them was annoying. Seeing them distract others is another issue that really disrupted the momentum of classrooms too, this poll unveiled.
Such a survey took on 504 teachers that are working in primary schools in the UK and the majority agreed that spans were getting shorter with time, post the pandemic. Today, around 70% of the majority also noticed a rapid rise in lack of attention and also youngsters wandering off in another direction or dreaming about other things.
Experts claim such findings are clear proof of one thing and that includes how teaching professionals are struggling to keep kids at bay and can’t find the solution to the problem of kids losing focus so easily and not focusing on what’s being taught in front of them.
There appears to be some sort of a long-term effect of the sudden change in normal schedules and what the expectations were outlined to be. Did we mention how another compounding factor to this all happens to be related to the rise in mental health issues among youngsters? This gets increased by the growing effects of the rise in living costs upon the population and the pressure that social media puts out.
Now, governments are being urged to do so much more and realize that the issue is a huge one as it involves the attitude and behaviors of so many people. Moreover, it’s also putting out more chances of investments as well as support for others.
Such polls also brought to light how teachers were changing their styles to ensure they were helping out those with limited focus and attention. Some went as far as mentioning that they were spending a little less than just ten minutes on a particular activity.
Meanwhile, more than 85% felt social media had another major negative effect on students too and they were also getting severely affected in this way.
Teachers say it’s a known fact how the attitudes are changing in class after the COVID-19 pandemic. They literally had to teach young pupils via screens when the infection rate was soaring and now the thought of taking away screens from this is having negative effects.
Some of the challenges being talked about right now include getting rid of daydreaming and helping kids get back into interacting socially. Similarly, the goal appears to be carrying outbreaks where the focus is on more movements and physical activity. This just helps to build up their energy and prevents them from drifting away in another direction.
The challenge at hand is large but with the right kind of awareness and techniques applied, it seems a little hard work can go a long way for a bigger and brighter children’s future.
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A new poll involving teachers in England is shedding light on the attention spans of young pupils and how they’re coping since the crisis ensued. And some results are more shocking than others.
The poll proves how mentors continue to notice the decline in attention spans of the younger generation and it’s a pattern that does not seem to be getting better. Instead, it’s getting worse and teachers are getting worried as this survey proves.
On average, 70% of teachers were seen questioning the attitude of youngsters in class and how the behavior continues to be in decline. Moreover, kids were seen moving around rooms and jumping in all directions. Similarly, they were whining and complaining more, and one word to describe them was annoying. Seeing them distract others is another issue that really disrupted the momentum of classrooms too, this poll unveiled.
Such a survey took on 504 teachers that are working in primary schools in the UK and the majority agreed that spans were getting shorter with time, post the pandemic. Today, around 70% of the majority also noticed a rapid rise in lack of attention and also youngsters wandering off in another direction or dreaming about other things.
Experts claim such findings are clear proof of one thing and that includes how teaching professionals are struggling to keep kids at bay and can’t find the solution to the problem of kids losing focus so easily and not focusing on what’s being taught in front of them.
There appears to be some sort of a long-term effect of the sudden change in normal schedules and what the expectations were outlined to be. Did we mention how another compounding factor to this all happens to be related to the rise in mental health issues among youngsters? This gets increased by the growing effects of the rise in living costs upon the population and the pressure that social media puts out.
Now, governments are being urged to do so much more and realize that the issue is a huge one as it involves the attitude and behaviors of so many people. Moreover, it’s also putting out more chances of investments as well as support for others.
Such polls also brought to light how teachers were changing their styles to ensure they were helping out those with limited focus and attention. Some went as far as mentioning that they were spending a little less than just ten minutes on a particular activity.
Meanwhile, more than 85% felt social media had another major negative effect on students too and they were also getting severely affected in this way.
Teachers say it’s a known fact how the attitudes are changing in class after the COVID-19 pandemic. They literally had to teach young pupils via screens when the infection rate was soaring and now the thought of taking away screens from this is having negative effects.
Some of the challenges being talked about right now include getting rid of daydreaming and helping kids get back into interacting socially. Similarly, the goal appears to be carrying outbreaks where the focus is on more movements and physical activity. This just helps to build up their energy and prevents them from drifting away in another direction.
The challenge at hand is large but with the right kind of awareness and techniques applied, it seems a little hard work can go a long way for a bigger and brighter children’s future.
Read next: Survey Finds Majority of Parents Concerned About Negative Impact of Social Media Image Editing Apps and Filters on Children’s Body Image
