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Collected Item: “A day in the life of a kindergartner”

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A day in the life of a kindergartner

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

the object is a personal photograph, taken by me of my oldest daughter

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

After a few days of online schooling, my daughter had a breakdown. She was trying her best and feeling frustrated. Her breaking point was finally accomplishing her task and not being able to get her teachers attention because of technical difficulties. Her teacher was congratulating all her classmates and recognizing their work but she didn't. She felt defeated and wanted to quit. I tried to console her and blamed the computer and not her teacher. She then decided to crawl under the table and cry of frustration. This picture is important to me because it describes how remote learning is going in our home. I have tons of pictures of her in front of the computer doing well in class, but this is a moment that happens a lot that I rarely document. My daughter knows she cant go into school because of Covid and understands as much as her five-yar-old brain can but she is without a doubt struggling. This photo reminds me that children are suffering just as much, if not more, than adults are during this challenging time.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

#CovidLearning #CovidKindergarten #frustrated #overit

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Angelica Ramos

Give this story a date.

2020-08-21
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