COVID Shutdown Blog #1

Learning Experiences

To be completely honest, I’ve completely fallen off of school after the shutdown. I think I’m going through some form of depression. I just keep feeling like every piece of work I do is pointless. Every grade I do is minor, and any well-meaning college will know this period of grades is mostly null. The only thing really keeping me motivated is music and my friends. So I’ll soldier on either way.

Current Events

I just read an article about how people that are expecting or women that are given birth are having a hard time during the pandemic. Some hospitals that they were planning to deliver in banned any further visits, and with complications of curfews and traveling, they can’t find other places to deliver. They also fear going to hospitals because of the patients that have contracted the virus. I really hope that there is an action taken for this, like making hospitals specifically for non-COVID cases.

Quote of the Week

“Where my pain lies
Let me take a breath
My everythin’
My blood and tears
Got no fears“

-“ON” by BTS

Observations

Being separated, it reminds me of the different learning styles that students have, and the ones that thrive off of group work and interactions must be struggling right now. Also, students that like hands on (kinesthetic) learning are also struggling unless they have some sort of way to engage in their learning at home as well. It just reminds me that a lot of people are struggling more than I thought.

Reflections

I just want to sleep, and wait for it all to be over. Sometimes I feel like school work just adds on to all my problems. Parents think that since we’re at home more, that means we have more time to do chores. On top of that, I’d rather just talk to my friends and do things I’m passionate about because this time really just has me on edge all the time, and doing those things eases me little by little. Then school work is there to drag me down more. I understand teachers need some sort of way to get income, but selfishly, I value my mental wellbeing over grades and paychecks. I just remind myself that people are working hard out there, and so should I.