Summary: With competition soaring quite high, the perennial question “How Does Stress Affect Learning” comes in the mind of the parents. While Eustress is required for the learning to happen in a directed way, distress can cause wearisome effects on the child which in turn can affect learning. Online education forms one of the solutions for this problem. Let’s find out how.
One of the major reasons for academic failure can be school related stress. Stress is something that creates negative reaction to the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. The learner show behavioral or emotional problems, drug abuse health problems and the worst case scenario can even be committing suicide. Stress also means to that force which makes us change or adapt.
There are two types of stresses: Distress and Eustress. In short, the above that is mentioned causes distress where as Eustress is also stress but has a positive reaction that generated a desire to make a difference or overcome a challenge. Whenever examinations come nearer, if one gets excited about to take up the challenge it becomes Eustress whereas if one has the fear of failure and winds up overloading about it then its distress.
Online Learning ensures to solve some of the issues that cause stress in an individual. The person is stressed because he is unable to get class room training due to several reasons such as age, having a full time job or having financial concerns, can opt for online learning. Online learning can be done anywhere, anytime and at the convenience of the student. One can even select courses that are free. They can choose from a varied list of teachers who are academically qualified and take their guidance to improve themselves.
Having said this there are other stresses that are caused to children. How does stress affect learning?
The classroom environment can affect the children`s exhibition of learning problems such as:
- Not Being Alert
- Trouble In Concentration
- Inability To Complete A Task At The Right Time
- Not Being Flexible
- Not able to make friends
- Frequency in which the child argues
- Less expression of feelings
- Loneliness
- Low Self Esteem
- Acute Sadness
- Not Able to move from one activity to another
- Losing the sense of value
The above are some of the effects of stress that one has that causes distress in an individual.
One needs to understand in a child needs to feel safe in his surroundings so that he will be able to learn better. If he or she does not feel safe in the environment he is learning, automatically the brains work on self protection than on concentration on work. Online learning helps in providing this safe environment by having classes in the house itself which is safest for any child.
Other methods include:
- Parents need to have a calm composure in front of the child. It automatically makes the child more centered and in comfort
- Maintain consistency in your life. The more scheduled life , less stress as there is more control on day to day activities
- Have at least eight hours of sleep
- Encourage activities of de-stressing every day. Do something that you love to do, be it reading, movies, playing anything that relaxes the mind. It can also include yoga and daily meditation
The more the relaxed environment, the less one feels the stress. How does stress affect learning? Yes it surely can. But the above ways can actually make one more focused and concentrated to get things done at a comfortable speed.
