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Corona what else?

 Are you also a student right now who is struggling with online schooling? I am! If you also feel 

overwhelmed and exhausted regarding Corona, then you are in the right place. 


Since February 2020 everything has changed. It all started mid of March with a lock-down. From one day to the other schools were closed and the so called “distance learning” started. Which sounded exciting at first glance turned out to be a disaster. Neither the ministry of education, nor the teachers nor the pupils were prepared for such a form of teaching. We all were confronted with a lack of nearly everything: end devices, standardized teaching platforms, regular online lessons and last but not least we missed our friends and even our teachers ☺. School year ended after having four weeks of teaching in shifts and started after two months of open school again with closed schools and distance learning – until yesterday


Even if Austrian students haven’t learned as much about the different subject matters as compared to

the years before, the Corona crisis gave us some particular skills which we otherwise probably wouldn’t have learned. For example, we learned, among others, among others self-organization, digital skills, self-motivation, or interdisciplinary works. And we survived staying at home for months and living with our parents on a 24/7 basis.


It is often said that we, as the Corona generation, are a lost generation. What do you think? I wouldn’t say so. We are strong, we learned a lot, we showed a high degree of solidarity and we will return to our normal lives in the next weeks.


~ Marlene S.
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  1. acheronta12317 June 2021 at 11:09

    Hey, I was really moved by your blog post. In my opinion you are completely right with all your statements. To be honest, I also missed my friends, colleagues and teachers and I am happy that we all are returning to our normal lives now. Schools are open again and we do not have to wear this horrible mask in the class. It is just fantastic! I cannot avoid saying that I really hated to wear the FFP-2 mask 6 hours and sometimes even 8 hours a day. Furthermore, we are of course not a lost generation. As you have already said, we learned a lot and showed a high degree of solidarity, so it would be insane to say such a rubbish; that is just not true. :-)

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  2. BlogWriter220 June 2021 at 10:26

    Hi, i have just read your BLOG POST and your opinion about the corona virus. You have great approaches and a very good vocabulary. I can only agree with this ideas. This and the last year were hard for everyone, and especially for the people, who are technically talented. I am so glad that the vaccinations are going to make our lives easier again. Make sure you enjoy this. I also like your style of writing! Keep up the good work!

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  3. Daniel23 March 2022 at 22:32

    Things should know

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