{"id":3688,"date":"2021-02-08T16:08:38","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T16:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfordlearning.com\/students-mental-health-and-learning\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T16:03:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T16:03:31","slug":"mental-health-and-learning-for-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oxfordlearning.com\/mental-health-and-learning-for-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Students’ Mental Health and Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Covid-19 has impacted students\u2019 well-being, mental health, and learning since the pandemic began in March of 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researchers say the pandemic has had a profound effect on the mental health of children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surveying more than a thousand parents and 350 children, Dr. Daphne Korczak, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, found that roughly 70 per cent of children<\/a> experienced a deterioration of their mental health since the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their research showed that many students experience an increase in depression, anxiety, and irritability. Parents and students also reported being less able to buffer the day-to-day frustration than before the pandemic began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pandemic depression can make students less able to tolerate disappointment and less motivated to get involved in activities. They also report being restless and bored. Issues with mental health can lead students to experience less resiliency when tackling new problems or recovering from learning setbacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mental Health Can Impact Learning<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mental health can play a large role in how students learn. According to Dawn Shickluna, Ph.D. from U of T\u2019s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education<\/a>, managing trauma\u2014such as experienced by students during Covid-19\u2014affects students\u2019 ability to be present and learn. Students need to feel safe and supported when learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n