Instructions:

To begin this assignment, compose your Journal 11 answering the following prompt:

We are a third of the way through our semester, the Fall of Covid. It has definitely been a season of change for all of us. Some would have chosen to take classes online, but many would not have. Unfortunately, our reality is that we take classes online, or we stop attending school and wait Covid out. I mean, it has to end some time, right? Realistically, though, given the fact that most of the classes in spring will also be delivered in an online format, waiting it out would mean taking an entire year off of school, a Covid gap year, if you will. Thus, I hate to say it, but I think we are stuck with distance education for the time being. Therefore, it is a good time to reflect on the situation at hand.

I began the class this semester with a journal entry asking you how you felt about online classes. Now that you have been in them for six weeks, how do you feel about them? What is working? What isn’t? What do you need to do differently to make things easier for yourself? What do I and other teachers need to do to help you to be successful?

Equally important, how are you? How are you doing in the midst of the pandemic, economic troubles, and civil unrest?

Obviously, I am interested in your response, but I also would like to try to help if I am able. If I cannot, sometimes, just venting is enough.

Write your answer in a paragraph (150-250 words).