I haven’t taken any classes yet, but in the Spring semester, I would wake up at 8 every day. I had class every day but the lectures weren’t mandatory so I never attended a Zoom call. We had a lot of work to do, there was a lot of busywork, always handing in assignments. But our teachers were cool if we were late with it because they understood. But my grades definitely went down in the Spring once we started online. It was harder to manage because you're not in school doing it. You're not in a school-work environment, you're at home.
Yeah for sure especially with my bio lab and chem lab because those are supposed to be hands-on classes and now it's completely online.
So for those labs, we are required to meet on Zoom once a week and that's kind of alI know so far.
"But my grades definitely went down in the Spring once we started online. It was harder to manage because you're not in school doing it. You're not in a school-work environment, you're at home."
Yes! This weekend all my teachers reached out at once. I haven't heard from them all summer and then they all just started emailing me, posting syllabi, posting some homework and announcements, so I was a little overwhelmed this weekend for sure.
Well, I'm planning on setting up times at home so like between this time and that time is strictly school or Zoom. I already have a calendar app to keep myself organized for each class. There are Zooms this week except for like one or two of my classes, but the Zooms are optional except for my bio class because those are mandatory. For the Zoom classes, you can attend it live or they'll record it and post it after but I'd rather attend live to keep on track of things.
Yeah, it does.
Yeah especially since I'm majoring in bio, so I feel like that's going to be hell with essays and homework.
"This weekend all my teachers reached out at once. I haven't heard from them all summer and then they all just started emailing me, posting syllabi, posting some homework and announcements, so I was a little overwhelmed this weekend for sure."
Well, I wasn't planning on dorming, I was planning on commuting, so the college experience with the partying and all that stuff, I had already decided it wasn't really for me. I wasn't really anticipating that part but I know for a lot of people that's something they want to do and I totally get that, but they're not getting that experience this semester. But the college experience for me has definitely changed as far as going on campus, meeting professors, making new friends and peers, that's gone for now. For my school, they host these webinar things to meet other students who haven't participated in anything. I'm just kind of bummed out about it. I don't care at this point to try to meet people online. I mean yeah like I'm sad but I know it'll come back soon.
Well, we have this group meet for my class and there are few girls that are going pre-dental like me. We've already established connections with each other and we want to meet so it's cool that I have those people at least and it's not like I don't know anybody.
No, no. Maybe like my English teacher made it pretty good for us, but she understood how to reach us in a home environment. Other teachers, they would just post videos from Khan Academy, not even of them talking. But I know it was really hard for my teachers too because this is a new situation for everyone. No one really knew what to do and I know they tried but for me at least, it wasn't something easy for me to adapt to during the spring.
"This weekend all my teachers reached out at once. I haven't heard from them all summer and then they all just started emailing me, posting syllabi, posting some homework and announcements, so I was a little overwhelmed this weekend for sure."
Being in like a school environment. Being at home was not the same. If a teacher were to record themselves and post it, I couldn't listen and pay attention normally.
Yeah, I wouldn't even open the folder to listen to them. I can't pay attention like that, I need to be in a school environment.
I don't know. I just don't know how they're supposed to react to this either. I just wish it would be easier to participate, that was one thing that was missing in the spring semester. No one participated.
I used to go to Starbucks all the time or hang out with my friends and study. But today I tried cleaning my room a little and setting it up for a good study area you know? Trying to make it a school-friendly type thing, but with distractions, it’s not the same for sure.
I think just take it easy on us.