Coronavirus (COVID 19)
Coronavirus (COVID 19) is a newly discovered disease that is infectious. Persons who contract this disease tend to experience such symptoms as fever, tiredness, and dry cough. While others may experience aches and pains, nasal congestion, diarrhea, and sore throat, a scientist has it that the virus is mainly contracted and transmitted through coughs and sneezing droplets of an infected person who is near a healthy person. Thus need for social distancing. Since the onset of the pandemic, the virus has dramatically influenced our lives, including how we work, schools being closed, and businesses closing.
With the recent government directives for schools to be temporarily closed and advocated for online classes in a measure of minimizing person’s contacts as a means of enforcing self-quarantine on its nationals in an attempt to contain the coronavirus spread, the situation has adversely affected school and the outside world in general. With the closure of universities and gaming halls and an enforced stay at home, the experience at first was great as I had the opportunity to spend time with my family. But as the lockdown keep on been extended, I am missing my friends, teachers and sporting activities much and only wishing that situation will normalize and things get back to normal,
Although learning at home has been celebrated as I don’t have to work on a load of assignments like when in school, I am disadvantaged as my parents and older brothers are not useful in homeschooling; hence cant assist on my homework as my teachers would do. My dad is in the forces, and my mum Is a clinician at a nearby health center; hence no one to look after my assignments before I submit it.
Also, going out and mixing out with friends has been limited, and going contrary to my parent’s orders would earn me severe wrath and a reprimand. This means that I have to bear all the boredom of staying in the house talking to no one, thus easily getting distracted.
Although staying at home has been a nightmare, the best part of staying away from home is that I have the opportunity to spend some more with the family more so spending some more time with my siblings, checking on their activities such as their learning and assisting them when needed.
Even though studying from home has not been easy, it’s turning out to have some freedom, and as one can take breaks in between, have a cup of coffee, get to do your assignment at your own time at your own pace and take rests In between the online lectures. Online coaching has also turned out to be a favorite experience, getting to meet my teachers and fellow students in the morning video classrooms has the impact of instilling a feeling that I am still at school. Consequently, it’s fun to be at home, getting to use the TV and the WIFI internet connection and online games too once am through with my online course assignments.