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An abnormal school year

 I strongly assume that every student can tell that COVID has affected their school year in
some way. However, it is difficult to say at this point if this disruption of our schooling has
interfered with our education. I’ve actually heard some students say that they’ve hardly
learned anything during the time at home. What was it like for you?

Let’s start with the difference from normal school years. The first two months were quite
normal, apart from new hygienic standards. Then, however, students in upper secondary
school switched to distance learning from November until February and only entered the
school for exams. Some classes were taught as online meetings, others were work schedules
with individual assignments. From February to May, every class got split into two groups
that attend school for half a week.

Yet it can be said that students were forced to develop skills which they wouldn’t have
learned in a normal year. Computer competencies, working with online programs such as
Word, and, of course, self-reliance as well as self-discipline since many students had to
teach themselves for a long period of time.

As a result, I think it’s safe to say that we didn’t get to fulfill our fullest potential this year. As
I already mentioned, we were often left alone to learn new things by ourselves and since all
second tests got canceled, nothing really stayed in our heads.

To sum up, this school year cost us a year of education which will surely have an impact on
future graduation exams. What do you think about this? Leave a comment below.

~raiseyourvoice21
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  1. Vince_Ling20 June 2021 at 03:20

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  2. Vince_Ling20 June 2021 at 03:21

    Hey, raiseyourvoice21,
    I totally agree with you that due to the pandemic, all students had to develop new skills they wouldn't have learn without Covid-19. For me it was not just improving skills on my Computer competencies but learning to manage my time schedules. I think I would have had a much worse time management without the pandemic than I have now (which does not mean I prefer the circumstances we are all facing at the moment)
    But I don't agree with your statement that we did not get to fulfill our fullest potential. Despite the fact we had not as much homework as we would have had without the pandemic, we were tested to manage our work schedules which is an important skill in our future life.
    Wish you all the best!

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