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Spring semester online
classes in spring 2020, compared with about 27,000 in spring 2019 — a 17% increase.”
Pierce should continue to actively remedy accessibility issues for their students. The results would lead to better academic success and mental health for their student body. As long as students are unable to come to campus, student mental health likely will continue to deteriorate.
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BY TALEEN KEUROGHLIAN
Students are beginning to grow restless and apathetic toward school.
Online education, although helpful during these odd times, is difficult for many college students to learn through. Like myself, many students feel this past semester was composed of mainly busy work.
Aside from interactive classes, where participation is required, a number of lecture classes simply consist of random assignments and short lectures once a week.
It is important to keep the dialogue open between students and teachers.
Because it is unknown how much longer lockdown will last, it is imperative to create a system for future semesters where professors and students are working together and can help one another.
Illustration by Cathy Pia
