We can all agree that virtual school was difficult, and not because we saw it in a random video, we lived it and it was real to us. Going back to school did actually seem like heaven at some point. Buying new materials, uniforms, backpacks, etc, was something we were really looking forward to. When it finally happened, it was exciting but nerve-wracking at the same time. For a while, the feeling of being able to sit in a classroom and run in a playground felt like the best thing ever, but it is not so all sunny and peachy in the long term, especially if you are a bit introverted. This is my very true and honest opinion about being back to school.
I don’t consider myself a very social person, and I understand that I have always been like this. I can notice how kids my age use social media such as Instagram to connect and interact with each other. I do not, I just use them for fun. I understand that this means that during the pandemic, a time when I wasn’t going out anywhere, I did not speak much with anyone other than my family members. Due to this, going back to school at the beginning was a bit difficult since I didn’t talk to anyone over the summer vacation. Everything and everyone seemed so different it felt like being the new kid in a new school trying to make friends again. I had to start from scratch, and this is not as simple as it looks. It kind of feels like baking. you can’t start making a cake by putting the tray inside the oven, you need to start by mixing the sugar with the butter and the eggs even if you have to do it a thousand times to get it right. I am still trying to figure out the ingredients in all this process.
It's really funny how every year the teachers say “This or that is to prepare you for the next grade” and we as their students we don’t really focus on what It means. Now I understand it. Being at home connected to meetings and not really not doing much physical activity for an entire year is now taking a toll on me since it is really hard to adjust what we had before to this new reality and routine.
I am currently in 6th grade which means a certain percent of my classes are in the High school building, other than my classroom which is on the Elementary building, on the third floor. This means I spend most of my day moving from one building to another, especially Mondays, and it is tiring. Going up and down the stairs and walking really long distances does not make it better. It is a lot to get used to, especially because we have to wear a mask.
I think that the assignments we are currently doing are pretty hard to understand. It feels as if we skipped a whole grade and started doing things far from our level of knowledge. However, I do understand that we are supposed to learn new things that challenge us and take us out of our comfort zones, so we can understand new topics and things that will be useful to us for our entire lives.
We all have an opinion on how things should be this year and it is really important that we share it, especially with the school since they really try to help us create an environment in which we feel comfortable and safe so we can learn peacefully and enjoy our education.
To sum it up, everyone is different and we have to learn how to accept that, but in the end, we are all human and we must express exactly how we feel about situations like this one. Me having a tough experience coming back to school doesn't have to mean you do too, and I totally respect that, but I know that some people have been feeling the same way as I have, and it is important that they know they are not alone.
How do you feel about coming back to school? Write it in the comment section!
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