how would we do this?

much higher for people of color

such an inaccurate way of thinking, I would hope education can change this but it seems like there is always someone who thinks this way

just the notion that people can change their opinions about someone based on race seems irrational

when the pandemic first started, I was new to online learning so unfortunately I ended up doing this and was left feeling very overwhelmed on sunday night when everything is due

it's challenging to navigate such an unprecedented change in learning, and sometimes it just felt like instructors were piling on busy work to make up for the lack of class time together

I have wondered myself if testing is really as beneficial in an online setting. there are always ways to cheat, even in person, but online this is even easier. and for those of us who don't cheat, we are left with lower test scores than those who do, even though we may have actually learned more of the material

although we shouldn't be doing this while the instructors are talking, it inevitably happens and this is how friendships can be formed. Being able to sit next to the same person, make jokes with them, and actually see them in person is the way we make social connections

I understand the intentions of responding to our peers on discussion posts, joining breakout rooms, etc. but I have not made any lasting relationships this way like I did just from talking to people while walking back from class to the dining hall.

a student has to be extremely motivated and self-disciplined to make this work, and it is a lot to expect from anybody. we are all human and we all struggle with this

these rules are easy to create, but for someone like me it is so difficult to enforce them from the comfort of home. in high school I would go to a library to do my homework for this exact reason, but there weren't any open at the beginning of the pandemic so this became impossible

if all the reading is done outside of class, it can be difficult to see the point of going to a lecture just for a review of the material

at one point in the semester I was looking for a new job so I kept my phone on and near me in case I got a call for an interview, but this added temptation to look on social media or play a game on my phone during class

I found myself not focusing at all during virtual lectures because my camera was off and I didn't feel nervous to use my phone

before COVID class participation was mandatory and a lot was missed out on if you couldn't attend, so the adaptations to a virtual setting make an education more accessible to those with other challenges or commitments

by seeing the instructor in their home environment, possibly seeing kids or pets, we can think of them more as people instead of someone intimidating

students may be more confident speaking or sharing ideas through a virtual platform

for a class like anatomy especially, this is probably accurate

in a class where the professor mostly lectures, it is almost impossible I imagine to gauge how students are feeling about the material

no body language, no physical cues, a lot of what we know about our peers is learned this way or through things like their sense of fashion, which we can't see over zoom

that's not even half of her students, I know it's difficult to get to know everyone in large lectures but it would probably at least be easier in person

it can feel like we still haven't left high school with this setting of learning

although its a good idea, it can feel a bit forced

nobody felt like they were alone in their experience, it created a sense of community

this is a very damaging way of thinking even though we have all been guilty of it at some point. we can never learn if we only seek out information that we already think is true

I really like how he phrases it because it demonstrates how difficult saving money can be. I don't know what I can use this money for in the future, but I do know what I can spend it on in the present

we like to think in the short-term, especially when it comes to benefits and consequences

I definitely did this at the beginning, but it was overwhelming

will processes like these ever go back to the way they were or has COVID created a new normal?

now is a more important time than every to vote, yet its becoming more difficult

at very beginning of COVID concerns

will future generations suffer as this debt continues to grow? is there a way to contain it?

there has been increased tension between countries, especially the US and China, due to COVID