Finding motivation during the cold and dark winters is an ongoing struggle for students, affecting them academically. As the days get shorter, the fire igniting academic success in students gets blown out.
According to www.bu.edu, “Seasonal depression impacts millions of Americans each year and is partially attributed to the fact that daylight ends earlier in the fall and winter. It can cause moodiness, sluggishness and lack of motivation. This causes students to lose focus in school during the winter.”
Unfortunately, many students can relate to seasonal depression and are affected by it yearly, especially when winter rolls around.
“It’s hard to wake up when the sun’s not even up yet and its freezing outside,” said junior Anthony Devito.
Devito tries his best to keep his grades up year long, but he finds it difficult especially during winter.
“It can be difficult to have motivation to go to first period when its pitch-black outside till 8:30 pm. Especially when its snowy and cold getting out of bed in the morning is a nightmare,” said junior Savannah Lofts.
According to www.mhanational.org, seasonal depression, effects about five percent of the American population yearly. Sometimes it is referred to as “the winter blues”, and for some students, this can heavily impact their lives.
“Once Winter break is over and we don’t have any more breaks till March, that’s when I notice my grades dropping the most,” Lofts said.
Some tips to manage the winter blues are to stay active, go outdoors, plan social activities and to keep windows open, to let sunshine in.
However, as the days begin to get longer and the cold begins to creep in, students should stay hopeful as the school transitions into the second quarter of the school year. While winter may feel like rock bottom for many, there’s only one way to move from there; up.
