{"id":21163,"date":"2021-02-09T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/blog\/online-learning-impacts-k12-student-mental-health\/"},"modified":"2025-05-25T13:36:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T17:36:01","slug":"online-learning-impacts-k12-student-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/en_au\/blog\/online-learning-impacts-k12-student-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Learning\u2019s Impact on K-12 Students\u2019 Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Online learning mental health<\/h2>\n

When schools turned to online learning options during the COVID-19 pandemic, educators, psychologists, and experts in student health and wellness began to express concern that the lack of in-person, face-to-face interaction with teachers and peers would increase student stress<\/a> and interfere with students\u2019 learning.<\/p>\n

Sitting in an online classroom for weeks\u2014and then months\u2014away from the support of friends and teachers would, it was feared, have long-lasting and negative consequences for student mental health while learning online.<\/p>\n

This has prompted a wider discussion on K-12 students\u2019 mental health and the role schools play in it. But it goes beyond online learning.<\/p>\n

Whether they are learning in the classroom or remote settings, students spend much of their educational time online. Studies have demonstrated that students experiencing social, emotional, and mental distress frequently address those feelings and experiences in their online activity.<\/p>\n

Luckily, technology can also be incredibly useful for helping educators and caregivers gain insight into these issues of student mental and emotional wellness.<\/p>\n

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Student mental health and online learning<\/h3>\n

Identifying signs of stress and spotting mental health red flags in students can be challenging, even in traditional face-to-face classroom settings. Monitoring the warning signs over remote learning can be even more difficult.<\/p>\n

To address social-emotional learning needs when teaching online, it can be helpful to check in with guides such as this. Key suggestions include:<\/p>\n