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COVID-19 Reflection: 5 years later

Title (Dublin Core)

COVID-19 Reflection: 5 years later

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Description (Dublin Core)

During the pandemic, I was in high school. Everything shifted to be online; students were not participating as much as usual and I believe this led teachers to feel discouraged, and therefore try less. It was definitely harder to learn at home rather than in person. All 5 people in my house were at home. My two sisters and I were in the same room on Zoom listening to our online class, and it was very disruptive if one of us were to participate or play the volume out loud. My mom is a paraprofessional for children in second grade with special needs. She was in the next room interacting with her student, singing childhood education songs, helping her student with independent math work and or reading. My father worked the night shift and felt that he couldn’t come into our space to make food or use the bathroom because any noise that he would make would add to the confusion that was occurring.

Adjusting to online learning became a bit easier as I got into a schedule, however it became increasingly easy to lay in my bed during class or not study for an exam (since they were all open note. Completing my homework was actually easier because I would do it during classes where I felt that I didn’t need to pay as much attention, because the slides were posted in advance.

The pandemic still affects me today as I developed social anxiety during the pandemic. I became very accustomed to not interacting with the outside world and staying in my house for days and even weeks (especially in the winter). This affects me everyday with my friends, family, and professional life as I am especially ambivalent to network.

The pandemic affects my future as I am striving to work in healthcare. I also want to practice good public health measures such as staying home when I'm sick, wearing masks, washing my hands often, practicing food safety etc. I believe that now as a society we are more accustomed to being aware of contamination. On the other hand however we are also more divided when it comes to science and facts, especially in the case of vaccines.
Junior undergrad

Date (Dublin Core)

February 26, 2025

Creator (Dublin Core)

I am sole creator

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HNSC2100

Partner (Dublin Core)

Brooklyn College

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Biography
English Home & Family Life
English Online Learning
English Healthcare

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

reflection
Zoom
struggle
social interaction
anxiety
safety
divided
future

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

school
work
family

Collection (Dublin Core)

Mental Health

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

02/26/2025

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

04/07/2025

Item sets

Covid 19
Brooklyn College

This item was submitted on February 26, 2025 by [anonymous user] using the form “Share Your Story With Us” on the site “Brooklyn College New York”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/brooklyncollege

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