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STUDENT BURNOUT

by Kerrigan Edwards, editor in chief For about two months of this school year, I went remote. In comparison to a regular school day, remote learning is much less exhausting. The negative aspects of remote learning were still prominent, as I felt like I hadn’t learned anything when I finally returned. But, the feeling of burnout from excess schoolwork was significantly lower. When I was home, I could move at my own pace, which allowed me to avoid wasted time that occurs in a classroom. This gave me more time for additional assignments given by my teachers. Therefore, I had more time in the evening to clear my mind and give myself what I would consider a well deserved break. Ever since being back, I have felt a constant sense of exhaustion. I go to dance five days a week, around 11 hours cumulative. The demand that my sport has is significantly higher than it was last year. I have had to teach myself a heightened sense of time management, balancing a sport and various hard classes at the same time. More than anything, I want a break. I feel like I have not had a point of time without constant education since the summer after my seventh grade year. I have put these difficult classes on myself on purpose, and I could only guess what was coming for me when I put them on my scheduling sheet. However, nothing could ever truly prepare me for what junior year would cause me in the long run.

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