Education K-12 and College/University

       Our future holds many possibilities                   

College/University 

"It is only in our darkest hours that we may discover true strength of the brilliant light within ourselves that can never, ever be dimmed" - Doe Zantamata 

Nowadays, the new normal days are the times where we stay at home without any other interaction besides our immediate families, the social lives that we had a year back are just through Zoom, Instagram, Whatsapp or any video/chatting platform. 

Us as college/university students are working hard to make it through these tough times, we are trying to adapt to other ways of learning that are not the traditional face to face lectures. One of the biggest issues with this new world is the lack of concentration that the student is experiencing, they are living in a comfortable environment where the professor can’t see if the students are paying attention or simply taking attendance; this type of learning is stressful for the professor because he needs to wait for the student to get the information and answer in the chat box, also the technical difficulties occur frequently which make the student disconnect from class. 

Being remote is not all unpleasant, there is a good side as well, as students we avoid the excessive traffic, it is extremely more economic in the case that we don’t have to spend so much in gasoline by attending face to face lectures. Another reason is that most professors record their classes, which means that if we fall behind or miss class for any reason, we can watch the lectures as many times as necessary.   

Right now, we have two possible outcomes for the next 12 months, we could go back to our old ways where we could all be together without the worry of getting sick or being extremely exposed or stay remote as long as possible. In general, the outcome is not a personal decision, it depends on how the world will keep developing and adapting to the COVID-19 ways. 

As a student I can say that we are working as hard as we can to make it through today’s school year. In the past students worked hard to make their years during college/university worth it and be able to graduate and become successful in their careers, today we get called lazy for trying to do things our way and be able to make it through the year. What students will experience one or two years from now you may ask? The possibilities for that answer are endless, some could still be at school fighting against COVID or others could be taking a break from this crazy and anxious times; others could’ve graduated and working on their field, while the rest dropped out because they couldn’t handle the stress. There’s no certain way of telling which one, or for that matter, if any of this possible tomorrows are going to be true, or at least close.