Some students are just too distracted to focus at home during remote learning.

Some tips that some experts say to help out with distracted teens are to remove any kind of video games such as handheld or even television. This would let the student know it’s time to work and it’s not playtime. Other parents have suggested schools provide a safe environment for students to learned and stay focus. Some parents say that they sometimes work and don’t trust their kids to be responsible to assist class and to pay attention.

“During class, I normally turn on my class and say I’m here. Then, I go to my computer screen and watch videos and play games. I try to get an idea of what is going on in class – even though I’m not interested, so I check in every now and then. When I understand that something is important, I check with my teachers, because now it’s getting serious and my grades are slipping,” senior Juan Gonzalez Partida said.

But, another student says otherwise; online schooling is manageable.

“Right now, school has been difficult for obvious reasons, but I’m getting all A’s in my classes for which I’m grateful.  It’s stressful, but it’s not hard,” senior Hector Chavez Jr. said.

Another student says the following about the change of education.

“Well, I think it is affecting us the students negatively because not only are we not able to talk to our teachers about any misunderstanding or confusion directly but there are more technical issues with our laptops that prevent us from doing our school work,” senior Yuly Gonzalez said.

“We know students are checking in and going to sleep, walking away – basically not being engaged in class. It’s a challenge that our professional learning teams are addressing,” journalism teacher Kent Frankfother said.

Although it has been a drastic change for all involved, everything would go more smoothly if students just did the work.