Bearing News

Time management aids academic performance

Vivian Spear • January 5, 2021

Boone County local news KMIZ, released data in late October in regards to Columbia Public School’s (CPS) first grading progress report on Oct. 8 showing there has been an increase of nearly 600% in failing...

Science explains Zoom fatigue

Amira McKee • January 5, 2021

As the unprecedented need for social distancing forces society into increasing dependency on technology to communicate, the feeling of exhaustion following a day of video calls has become universal. “Zoom fatigue” refers to the unusual tiredness, worry or discomfort associated with prolonged and frequent interactions via video calls such as Zoom and other similar technologies. With school, work and social gatherings largely taking place virtually, spending hours on video calls each day is nearly unavoidable, creating new questions and avenues of research on the subject.

Virtual learning creates challenges for students with ADHD

Multiple Authors • January 5, 2021

As students from CPS have switched to virtual learning, they have met many challenges along the way. Although students have gone through a difficult time in this new school year, students with learning disabilities had different experiences adapting to this new learning form. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, also known as ADHD, is a neurodevelopmental disorder that causes attention difficulty, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness. Students with ADHD have struggled with virtual learning due to the symptoms their disorder presents, making it especially hard for them to learn compared to other students.

Virtual debate, argumentation through screens

Sarah Ding • January 3, 2021

Instead of loading onto a school bus and making the long drive to a tournament’s host school in cities such as St. Louis or Springfield, the RBHS Speech and Debate team has stayed right at home to compete. Tournaments are all held over National Speech and Debate Association Campus, an online platform for students to compete in, and Columbia Public School (CPS) allows students to use three of their high schools including RBHS, Hickman High School and Battle High School for internet and to be around their peers.

Missing cues of the digital world

Nora Crutcher-McGowan • January 2, 2021

Laura Kessel, a speech-language pathologist at RBHS, described the subtle, missing cues and how their absence impacts social interactions during video conferencing meetings.

Biased data exacerbates racial inequalities

Emma Stefanutti • December 26, 2020

One field that has taken advantage of technology’s efficiency and objectivity is the policing and criminal justice system. In recent years, law enforcement has increasingly used big data and AI to ‘predict’ crimes before they occur, according to the National Institute of Justice. This practice is known as predictive policing.