Teens' anxiety levels dropped during pandemic, study finds

Re:Teens' anxiety levels dropped during pandemic, study finds by mrob on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @05:48AM (#24351573)

Most kids only do homework because they'll be punished if they don't. That's not intrinsic motivation.

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Re:Teens' anxiety levels dropped during pandemic, study finds by iso947 on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @06:59AM (#24351972)

Most people only do jobs because they don’t want to starve.

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Re:Teens' anxiety levels dropped during pandemic, study finds by saagarjha on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @05:05PM (#24358133)

There's a lot of people who love their job; many more I would think than students who enjoy doing homework.

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Re:Teens' anxiety levels dropped during pandemic, study finds by aiscapehumanity on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @07:57AM (#24352346)

I didn't know that was a good thing. That's a legacy bug in the socius.

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Re:Teens' anxiety levels dropped during pandemic, study finds by iso947 on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @09:33AM (#24353041)

Sure, but homework is preparing them for reality

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Re:Teens' anxiety levels dropped during pandemic, study finds by waterhouse on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @10:55AM (#24353867)

Even if preparing people to just put up with something miserable were a valid goal, it's exceedingly unlikely that just subjecting them to it for years on end is the most effective or the most efficient way to prepare them for it.

An entire essay on the subject: https://www.alfiekohn.org/article/getting-hit-head-lessons/

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Re:Teens' anxiety levels dropped during pandemic, study finds by anoncake on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @10:08AM (#24353392)

Homeworks makes them accept it, which means it perpetuates it.

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