A paragraph on missing my normal school days during pandemic
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Unlike the usual summer months, when children sing their carefree ditty, this year, kids are spending their vacations indoors — all in support of the ongoing battle against COVID-19.
These children are upset at having their holiday plans cancelled, and restrictions imposed on them as far as meeting friends or playing outdoors is concerned. But these young fellows have, in the last 40 days or more, learnt to engage themselves in constructive activities such as drawing, painting, helping in housework, studying online and so on. Moreover, they have also learnt that they are safe since they are at home.
We asked some children to draw and write down their impressions about coronavirus and their life under lockdown. The youngsters were quite forthcoming, and we are reproducing their impressions, in their raw form.
This is what they said:
'Missing school and friends'
Coronavirus is a type of virus. Many people in the world are dying because of this novel virus. Also, offices, schools, malls and markets are closed because of the outbreak.
I think staying at home is very essential. If we stay at home, we are safe. In the lockdown, I am having a lot of fun. I am playing different games with my family. I help my mother in the housework. I am also reading many books. But I am missing my school and friends. I am not scared of this virus, I will defeat it by taking necessary care and precaution.
Hieeee...✌️
During a normal year around this time, parents would be heading to the store to get folders and pencils for their elementary school children, incoming college freshmen would be packing up for a fresh start in a parent-free space, and high school seniors would begin celebrating their final year at home before college.
But since the coronavirus pandemic swept the world in January, education has been disrupted. Schools quickly moved online, forcing teachers and students to adapt to a new mode of learning while coping with the uncertainty of a pandemic. The whole process felt makeshift — some students were better equipped than others, which tended to fall along socioeconomic lines, while others struggled with lack of child care, the safety of high-risk family members, or busy multigenerational homes. The academic year concluded with lots of unanswered questions about what would happen to schools in the fall.
After a summer of planning, strategizing, and weighing risks, some schools are reopening or gearing up to reopen part time, while others will be completely online for the foreseeable future. Educators, stressed about the potential dangers of the classroom, are organizing around workplace safety issues or quitting altogether. Parents, forced to make decisions based on their families’ personal risk factors, are fretting about what’s to come.