Some are r esponding to students' viral threads about this issue to say they hear them, and they're also struggling. Teachers are using social media as an outlet to vent, too. "We are all trying to do the very best that we can," she said.īuzzFeed News reached out to some of these students' instructors. Jones added there is a disparity among her classmates when it comes to finances, internet access and speed, and overall safety and stabilities at home. "Just because one student is doing well with this adjustment does not mean all students are doing well." "It seemed like they were only trying to do their job and get it over with all while still expecting us to do our absolute best without offering us other tools to help our learning," she said. She said many of her professors are doing their best and have been "very supportive in light of this huge adjustment." However, some are expecting every student to rise to the occasion without providing any additional resources on their end. "At this point I'm just trynna pass with a C," she had tweeted to Jones' original tweet. "Some professors have not been great with communicating others tried to work with me and I truly appreciate that." Hyde is an essential worker as an assistant in a local nursing home. Hyde said unlike many of her peers, she still has to go into work, and find time to fit a now-accelerated schedule for assignments and deadlines. "This online experience has been draining: Not only with the constant deadlines, but also getting in contact with some of my professors," she said. But it's the extra work to try to get in touch with her professors, or reach out for extra support, that's been the most tedious part. Trudyann Hyde, an 18-year-old first-year college student in Florida, said the actual workload has been hard to keep up with on its own. "As students, we get into a different routine and find ways to effectively balance our time each semester, but with staying home, there’s no routine, which leads to no motivation."Ī constant word that came up in tweets, and in BuzzFeed News interviews with college and high school students, is that they are feeling "drained." "I wish would be a little more understanding of the fact that home environments are so different for every student - so many people stay to study on campus because they need silence to concentrate but can’t get that at home," said Camarillo.
Some said their grades are dropping, and others said they have lowered expectations for themselves.Įven though many students acknowledge that online school is necessary during the pandemic, some are hoping educators can be more empathetic and work with students who are really struggling at home.įor 23-year-old Lauren Camarillo, who's in her first year of grad school in Missouri, she hopes teachers know that not every student's home is a safe haven or the best environment for them to stay focused in. Her viral tweet got a chorus of nods from other students. "It was like every day I became less and less motivated." "There are some days where I can sit and complete my work and other days where nothing seems to click in my brain, and I just can't find the motivation to complete the work," she said. Jones, like millions of others, has been taking classes at home for over a month now. Jones, 20, told BuzzFeed News her biggest challenge thus far is finding the motivation to get through a day of schoolwork at home. Many students quickly retweeted and began venting about their own frustrations.
In mid-April, KaMarie Jones, a junior in college in Atlanta, tweeted about how "emotionally and mentally draining" the new realities are and her tweet soon went viral. But some teachers say they're limited in what they can do, and it never quite feels like enough.
Students say taking classes online has not been easy, and they want teachers to understand that not every home is conducive to learning. Both students and teachers are struggling with burnout as they try to adjust to the new normal of online school and some are expressing their frustrations online, calling on the education system for help.
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