Virtual School, how much longer?
By: Taelin Vaughn
Educators and students around the world are feeling the drastic effect of Covid-19. With
the rising cases and deaths among Americans, schools have been shut down requiring students
and staff to adapt to online learning. Although online learning is new for everyone, it might be a
new structure we will use in the future.
Some people like the idea of virtual learning while others prefer to learn in a classroom
full of teachers and students. Ta Nia Vaughn, a nursing student at Mercer University says, “My
favorite thing about virtual school is that I do not have to leave my house, I can just log into a
zoom call from the comfort of my home”. On the other hand, Ta Nia explains how difficult it is
to learn virtually and how most of the online curriculum is hands-on. A few schools use different
platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Classroom to help students comprehend
what they are learning. Ta Nia says that she is not always required to join a live session every
day, however they do play a big role in helping her understand the content and material. Virtual
learning can be remarkably stressful in some cases, due to students not having assistance as
much as they would if they were back face to face. “I would definitely say it is harder to work
online because you don’t have that in person experience where you can raise your hand and ask
your teacher a question or ask them to clarify something”, says Ms. Vaughn.
Remote learning is not always the easiest for some students. It requires a lot of time
management and patience. Madison Millen, a Sophomore at Hillgrove High schools says, “I
want to get all A’s this semester during virtual school, although Honors Lit is a difficult class
because you must do a lot of reading comprehension and you also get a lot of work”. As far as
technology goes, Madison enjoys how organized the online system is and she explains how easy
it is to find her assignments. Although zoom calls can be awkward for some students, Madison
says that they are helpful, and she would not be able to learn or do her work without them.
Virtual learning for some schools has been going on for more than a year due to the rising
cases of Covid-19. Not only did Coronavirus affect underclassmen and staff, but it mostly
affected Seniors in High School. Teagan Vaughn, a former Senior at Hillgrove High School and
college student at Kennesaw State University says, “Well, I had no second semester so all of the
things I was looking forward to got cancelled like Senior Week, Prom, and Graduation...I could
not really do those things and it was sad”. Besides Corona taking over Teagan’s Senior year, she
explained the way she enjoyed online learning last year and how her teachers were very
supportive and understanding. Everyone can agree that remote learning is exhausting and
challenging. Teagan says, “I would rather go back to school instead of continuing remote
learning because I feel I have a better time when teachers are around me for the sake of asking
questions”.
Over the last month, life has significantly changed around the world. Unfortunately, the
Coronavirus outbreak caused schools and businesses to shut down. Nobody was prepared or
expected to face the demanding obstacles like, working from home, learning through a computer
screen, or even wearing masks everywhere you go. In addition, people were asked to stay home
and quarantine to help decrease the spread of this virus. Minutes, days, and even months have
passed since the spread of Covid-19. Coronavirus is not the worst thing that could possibly
happen to us. Yes, Corona has taken many lives, taken away graduation, prom and other events,
however Coronavirus reminds us who we are and teaches us the grateful moments we will
cherish forever.
the rising cases and deaths among Americans, schools have been shut down requiring students
and staff to adapt to online learning. Although online learning is new for everyone, it might be a
new structure we will use in the future.
Some people like the idea of virtual learning while others prefer to learn in a classroom
full of teachers and students. Ta Nia Vaughn, a nursing student at Mercer University says, “My
favorite thing about virtual school is that I do not have to leave my house, I can just log into a
zoom call from the comfort of my home”. On the other hand, Ta Nia explains how difficult it is
to learn virtually and how most of the online curriculum is hands-on. A few schools use different
platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Classroom to help students comprehend
what they are learning. Ta Nia says that she is not always required to join a live session every
day, however they do play a big role in helping her understand the content and material. Virtual
learning can be remarkably stressful in some cases, due to students not having assistance as
much as they would if they were back face to face. “I would definitely say it is harder to work
online because you don’t have that in person experience where you can raise your hand and ask
your teacher a question or ask them to clarify something”, says Ms. Vaughn.
Remote learning is not always the easiest for some students. It requires a lot of time
management and patience. Madison Millen, a Sophomore at Hillgrove High schools says, “I
want to get all A’s this semester during virtual school, although Honors Lit is a difficult class
because you must do a lot of reading comprehension and you also get a lot of work”. As far as
technology goes, Madison enjoys how organized the online system is and she explains how easy
it is to find her assignments. Although zoom calls can be awkward for some students, Madison
says that they are helpful, and she would not be able to learn or do her work without them.
Virtual learning for some schools has been going on for more than a year due to the rising
cases of Covid-19. Not only did Coronavirus affect underclassmen and staff, but it mostly
affected Seniors in High School. Teagan Vaughn, a former Senior at Hillgrove High School and
college student at Kennesaw State University says, “Well, I had no second semester so all of the
things I was looking forward to got cancelled like Senior Week, Prom, and Graduation...I could
not really do those things and it was sad”. Besides Corona taking over Teagan’s Senior year, she
explained the way she enjoyed online learning last year and how her teachers were very
supportive and understanding. Everyone can agree that remote learning is exhausting and
challenging. Teagan says, “I would rather go back to school instead of continuing remote
learning because I feel I have a better time when teachers are around me for the sake of asking
questions”.
Over the last month, life has significantly changed around the world. Unfortunately, the
Coronavirus outbreak caused schools and businesses to shut down. Nobody was prepared or
expected to face the demanding obstacles like, working from home, learning through a computer
screen, or even wearing masks everywhere you go. In addition, people were asked to stay home
and quarantine to help decrease the spread of this virus. Minutes, days, and even months have
passed since the spread of Covid-19. Coronavirus is not the worst thing that could possibly
happen to us. Yes, Corona has taken many lives, taken away graduation, prom and other events,
however Coronavirus reminds us who we are and teaches us the grateful moments we will
cherish forever.
