Studies during the pandemic: how to maintain the school routine at home?

Studies during the pandemic suddenly brought a new reality for all of us. Parents and students were forced to become more flexible to adapt to the various changes in their routines, schedules, habits, and customs.

These changes, as expected, brought great concerns to parents and educators about the routine of children and adolescents. How to maintain a study routine that is efficient and promotes student learning during quarantine?

Check out, below, a selection of tips we made to face this period of quarantine:

• Take it easy

Yes, I know that asking for calm will not always help those who are anxious and stressed. However, it is important to be aware that, sooner or later, this situation will settle down. We are all facing an extremely challenging and complicated time.

So look for ways to relieve stress and stay positive. Even if everything seems chaotic, don’t forget to maintain some habits that can help you reduce stress. Try discovering a new hobby. Recover the pleasure of reading.

In short, be careful not to get lost in stress. Try to stay positive. This will be extremely important for us to provide the security our children need at this time.

• Trust your child’s school and teacher

The situation may not be ideal, but there are many people involved in bringing the best solutions to make the most of this moment. Everyone wants to return as soon as possible, but this is not always possible.

Teachers are true heroes. They are doing everything possible and impossible to get children engaged in this new teaching format. Therefore, if you have any doubts, do not hesitate to communicate them, but always with empathy. Some things may be beyond their and the institution’s control.

Regardless of our desire for everything to return to normal as soon as possible, we have to respect the authorities’ guidelines. If we break the law, what message are we sending to our children? Schools and teachers are also sacrificed. We must trust them and show our support.

• Study Routine and Autonomy

When we’re at home, everything seems to be a reason for distraction. But, no waking up late and spending the day on the couch. Try to maintain a healthy study routine, close to that of in-person school. Make sure your child wakes up at the same time, does his usual hygiene, and then focuses on his studies. Establish arrangements. Have set times for studies and leisure.

If possible, make a task board. Set schedules, activities, and obligations. With this, encourage your autonomy and avoid being asked what to do all the time. When everything is in writing, it becomes much easier.

• Seek professional help

We know that things don’t always go as expected. Often, with the heavy work routine, we are unable to keep up with our studies during the pandemic and this process of routine and autonomy, as we would like. In these cases, consider seeking professional help.

School support can be a solution. Support from a teacher, in individual classes, whether in person or online, can give that little push that will help your child get back involved with their studies. Often, in schools’ online classes, it is not always possible to guarantee an attentive and individualized look at the student’s specific needs. With private classes, this can be met to some extent.

In private classes, in addition to answering questions about content that may not have been clarified during school classes, the teacher can help you organize yourself and maintain a series of plans for your study routine, as well as motivate you with new approaches that are better targeted to your learning profile.