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Covid And Its Effects On Education By: James Buckley

 

James Buckley


    Some college students say their high school education during covid 19 is having a ripple effect on their college education. Some students have been asked about it and were told to talk about how they felt during the covid 19 pandemic and how they overcame the difficulties. 3 current students at Stonehill College were interviewed and asked about how they overcame the difficulties of the pandemic during their high school years

    “I had fully remote school creating me to be much less engaged with what was going on in my classes” Stonehill junior Will Bramanti said. He said that it was “nearly impossible” to learn. “My high school did hybrid learning and it was extremely different from when school initially got out in 2020 when we came back.” Is what Hunter Stolze, a junior at Stonehill and former Oxford high school student said learning. “One major difference was there was only certain routes you could walk in in the hallways, as well as having to wear a mask and only going to school for half the day 3 days a week and having zoom classes the rest of the time.” It seems as if it had quite an effect on his high school and he also says it “Had a major effect on my learning experience” throughout his junior year in high school.

“My high school actually shut down due to insufficient funds based on the pandemic.” Said Luke Thompson, a junior at Stonehill College. He was forced to transfer schools, “It was a tough time not only having fully remote classes but also at an entirely new school where I didn't know that many people.” This gives a new perspective.

    Teacher Michael Wilson a 10th grade math teacher at Auburn high school in Massachusetts said he saw these effects on the students. “I was really able to see students have a more difficult time learning and some student’s grades were dropping as well as they weren’t able to develop academically.” It also took a toll on teachers as they “weren’t able to really do the job that they loved.” Wilson said, “I really enjoyed to be in the classroom and interacting with my students and taking that away from me and all the other teachers was something that took a toll on all of us.”





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