Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Is Pollen Making It Difficult to Study?

Is the pollen outside affecting your daily activities?  The pollen has been increasingly covering all areas of the southeast, leaving our cars completely yellow.  Those with strong reactions to allergies have found it difficult to get out of bed to get to work and school. 

An article on Washington Post titled “Allergies can affect kids’ grades” stresses how there is truth to how pollen can affect your study habits. The article explains that students taking exams during the winter months performed higher than spring months due to allergies.  Also, students are staying home from school because of how they are feeling due to allergies. 

Another article titled “Can Allergies Affect Your Child’s School Performance” gives more detail about the relationship between allergies and school performance.  The article also gives tips for how to communicate your child’s allergies during the spring months so that the student’s grades do not suffer. 

I know these articles mostly pertain to young children but they also can relate to you.  Wash your hands, take care of yourself, and continue to push through your courses so you do not fall behind.  Spring break for your online classes is right around the corner!

-Brooke Bruton, Assistant Director 



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