So as you all hopefully know, most of us are stuck at home instead of going to school. You’re not supposed to go out and meet up with friends or do any of the fun things you used to with them. Instead for our school days we do online work so we don’t risk the chance of spreading the virus at school, where there are large gatherings in classes and hallways.
For me, I definitely miss some parts of life before the quarantine. Mainly, I miss seeing my friends. Of course, I can still talk to them online through snapchat and text messaging, but actually seeing them in person has much more impact than just talking to them through the internet. I do admit I feel a bit more lonely without seeing them each day. I also miss having to see my teachers. Sure, we can still stay in contact, but I feel that I learn better in an actual classroom than through online work on Google Classroom. In classrooms, there are more opportunities for hands on work like full ensemble in band or hands on language work in world language.
One thing that I don’t miss is waking up early for school. I would never get enough sleep the night before, and would be very tired in the morning which would affect how focused I was. But with online work, I’m not forced to wake up at a specific time and I can work more at my own pace, being more focused at my work. It also helps to not have distractions around me, like that one noisy group in math class who the teacher always had to quiet down. I also don’t miss the public restroom facilities.
I know that this is hard for all of us, but it’s important to keep a good mindset as we are all working through this hard time together. Hopefully I will soon see some of your faces again when this is all over, and possibly have a normal last summer before college. And most importantly, STAY INSIDE! Follow the stay at home order, and don’t gather, no matter how much you want to. The more you gather, the longer the stay at home order becomes. Some of you, it seems, don’t know what that means. Please keep that in mind so we can have everything go back to normal as quick as possible! I would like to have a normal graduation at the end of the year! And, have a nice day, and don’t overwork yourself.