How has COVID affected your school?

[Trollfaz]

I am studying Data Science in University right now and because of COVID lessons are 95% online. I have to watch the webinar for 2 whole hours and because of that my grades are dropping as I have no mood to study. Academics asides I also felt socially disconnected in my school because I can't see my classmates and interact with them. My university days are supposed to be my most fun and engaging days but COVID took all the happiness away .
Anyone else feels that their education is getting disturbed by the virus

 

[jedishrfu]

It’s not only the virus that has taken your fun. When I went to school in the 1970s, my fun was taken because I had to work 20-30 hours a week to pay for my college and after graduation for my loans. My only fun was a half hour private karate lesson a week as I couldn’t afford to take two lessons as others had done. I wasn't the only student juggling studies with work.

World and local events often shape what we can and can’t do. Students during the great war years may have gone to school but had nothing but worries for their families, for their friends and for their country Perhaps feeling guilty for studying and not helping out.

Try not to feel so entitled, throughout history students have struggled to get into and go to college. The fun is in the learning not just the attending class. We often hoped for take home exams and projects but colleges of the time were very hands on ie must attend class, must attend lab, must do well… and so your fun must be measured and enjoyed like a rare treat.

Lastly, find a way to get motivated, lockup your phone and tablet, get off social media and immerse yourself in your studies and just take care of yourself.

 

[StevieTNZ]

Your university should have services available to you - such as health and counselling, or simply academic guidance - which you should utilise.

 

[Fervent Freyja]

Imagine that you are working in a COVID lab and a surge hits right as the semester begins. Again.

If you have to work full-time and don’t have a schedule that allows you to be on campus, it’s actually the best time to take courses that colleges wouldn’t offer online prior. It’s an opportunity for some people!

I agree that in-person classes offer more guidance/pressure and that online work requires more self-discipline.

Maybe this would be a good time to try and earn some extra income? It would give you some social interaction? Do you have any hobbies? Do you like to self-study?

 

[vela]

Anyone else feels that their education is getting disturbed by the virus

You're not alone. I think most of my students transitioned well between on-ground to remote classes, but there were a few where, like you, their motivation really suffered when everything went online. As an instructor, I hate it too. It often feels like I'm talking into a void during class.

Unfortunately, there's not much you can do about it other than perhaps taking some time off to try wait out the pandemic. Of course, that choice has its own drawbacks and is probably not one you're willing to make.