The infamous COVID-19 has wracked through many lives, students and teachers alike. Skyline staff and students describe what an uncertain time it was, and the effects of online learning are still carrying on to this day. However, teachers explain that it is never too late to stand back up and fill in the blanks that the virus left us with.
COVID-19 has been a global struggle since its spread began in 2019. Specifically, COVID-19 is the disease caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2).
With schools shutting down left and right, everything was new and unknown to everyone, including teachers. Skyline biology teacher Ms. vonBargen describes how uncertain things felt when the virus first struck, her teaching “toppled upside down.” She mentions feeling “a loss of students and teaching biology for fun” as online learning took place.
Students also faced challenges in keeping up with school content during the pandemic. Many Skyline students report a feeling of being impaired because of the loss of engaging learning they went through in online learning. Felicia Qiang, a Skyline junior, mentions she “felt isolated from other students” whom she did not know the faces of.
Teachers emphasize the importance of self-advocacy during these challenging times. Skyline teacher Mr. Telling mentions that if anything, this is the perfect era to do so. With all the resources and information available off and online, he encourages students to take the initiative, saying, “anything that you might suspect is missing, that’s on you to fix as an individual. But also, you have the ability to do that.”
Although COVID left a big impact on both Skyline teachers and students, it is never too late to get back up as individuals and as a community.
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