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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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