According to my pacing calendar for one of my classes, we are now onto week six of eLearning. And quarantine in general. I’m not gonna lie, my optimism? Gone.

I mean, not in a sense where I think this will never get better, but rather I think that if I don’t actually get into a classroom setting I’ll explode. 

Yes, I like the fact that I have a lot of flexibility with my schedule, but eventually, I start to stress over the fact that I’m not retaining anything that is being taught to me. It’s much more difficult to pay attention to and understand the content given to us outside of a classroom setting because there’s so much that you can easily be distracted by. 

Despite this though, I remember that this is nobody in particular’s fault. Everything is hectic and it’s hard to adapt to all of these changes, and in no way are our teachers to blame for it. We aren’t the only ones having trouble with self-isolation–they’re struggling with it just as we are, so it’s important to be patient and understanding about all of this. 

Yes, it can be unbearably frustrating to deal with, but in all honesty, Frisco ISD students have it better off than a lot of other schools; we don’t have to attend hours-long Zoom sessions or have all of our work due at specific times each day. Our district understands that giving us these pacing schedules helps us find it easier to do eLearning.

I know we’re all disappointed and unsettled by our lack of news on prom or graduation. Class of 2020 didn’t really end with the bang we expected it to have. All we can do is keep pushing forward and understand that it’s hard out here for everyone.