The coronavirus has forced a lot of people to adapt to all new living styles and different living conditions.
The virus has affected students of all ages leaving schools to be taught differently then they ever have before.
Students being forced to complete school work outside of school or off of campus has taught some different life lessons.
“I have learned how to manage my time to juggle work and my school work at the same time,” said highschool student Zach Cullotta.
That is one silver lining to being forced to live at home and having to complete all the work by oneself.
“Time management is a skill that I will use for the rest of my life so there is not any better time to finetune that skill than now,” said Cullotta.
Being away from campus can be even harder for a student without access to in person office hours and class.
“It is hard enough to learn college course material on campus let alone trying to find the perfect time to get meetings set up and complete work,” said college student Alexis Alawi.
Most students do not have easy free access to a library or other quiet space to complete work.
This can make it very difficult for concentration and focus.
With the end of the semester, typically the busiest part, approaching stresses are added as the students are forced to really bear down and get through the rest of their work.
“It is very easy to forget things when you are not in the school environment and the at home responsibilities cause an extra distraction,” said Alawi.
On top of the at home responsibilities, the students are also trying to use this extra time to earn some more money.
However this is another time consuming activity that is taking away from the school work that is needed to be done.
“It is difficult sometimes to find a good balance of helping out around the house, getting consistent work hours and doing all my homework with extra time for down time,” said Cullotta.
Having to work full day shifts can also take a lot out of a person but the day is not able to end there most days as there is school work to also get done.
“To put your body through that exhaustion all day to come home to a house full of people is a challenge,” said Alawi.
Luckily for the students the semester is winding down as each class is getting down to their final assignments.
However the virus continues to be a threat and leaves next school year in jeopardy.
Conversations have already been had about the possibilities of continuing online learning through at least the 2020 Fall semester and it is not leaving students pleased.
“I would be very disappointed, we are not paying to take online classes and I am a visual learner, I need that face to face,” said Alawi.
The overall hope is school returns to normal but there is a long road to getting back there.
For more perspective on the effect the coronavirus has on society check out this brief audio clip by Anthony Cullotta:
https://anchor.fm/anthony6364/episodes/Multiplatform-audio-ede1k5
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