How Students are Coping with Online School
Online school is going great for some students and not so good for others.
A majority of students can say their personal life has been affected due to Covid-19, but can they say the same thing for their school life?
“Online school has been doing great things for my grades,” said Simrat Kaur, 20, a Green River student studying science with plans to transfer to UW. “It’s so much easier to study and focus on my work without the distractions other students provide.”
However, many of her friends have expressed concern to her about taking classes online.
“Although I have many friends tell me they aren’t doing good in online school and they fear for their grades,” said Kaur.
While some people are having no difficulties with the online school, most are having a horrible time and doing the worst in school that they’ve ever done.
Noor Gill, a freshman at Green River, said the online school makes her lose motivation to finish assignments on time.
“I used to do my assignments days before they were due,” said Gill, a 16-year-old Running Start student. “But, now that online school has started, I’ve been doing them the night they’re due.”
Adds Gill: “Because I’m doing my work last minute, it often looks sloppy and rushed, resulting in bad grades. I’m not the only one. Everyone else I know has this same problem.”
Gill believes Covid-19 will result in the lowest grades for freshmen in college in Green River. Because they’re out of high school they’re not used to the way teachers teach. Because so many of them have never taken classes online, they lose motivation quickly and miscalculate their time for assignments.
Both students have faced difficulty in motivation for an online school. And have lost a sense of urgency to do their assignment at an appropriate time. Professors have been offering to help struggling students via email.
And counselors have open office hours for students who need it. You can find them at https://www.greenriver.edu/campus/campus-resources/counseling-services/.
