4/1/20 Ryan Chee PD 7

Ryan Chee Modern Mythology 2020

Period 7         Blogger #:5

4/1/20

What is it like working from home?

Remote learning is definitely a new experience for me. With the classes being split

between three days, there is sufficient time to do all of my work. The classes also start

later so I have more time to sleep and have enough time to eat breakfast which i don’t

usually eat. If I wake up really late, I can easily make up the work since I’m given all of the

resources I need. Each period is now 75 minutes, a sufficient amount of time to learn what

I have to in order to complete the assignment. The 45 minute break that we have in

between each period is also something that I appreciate very much. The break allows me

some time to rest or get up to move around. This makes it so that i’m not completely worn

out from sitting in a chair through consecutive classes. The workload is also pretty fair

since we are given three days to complete the assignments for each day. As someone

who likes to take my time doing work, not having to hand in my assignments immediately

is a blessing. SInce I am in a different setting, I find myself more relaxed and have more

freedom. When I’m in my room, I can play music while working which helps me concentrate.

Transitioning to remote learning was actually pretty easy. The work wasn’t any different

from what I would normally do at school. That might be because I’m already used to doing

all my work on my phone and computer. All in all, I have found this quite enjoyable, even

with everything that’s going on around the world.

What are the updates around the world/community regarding the virus?

As of April 1st, there are currently over 900,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and

over 47,000 deaths worldwide. Out of all the countries, the U.S. has the most

confirmed cases at 215,000 cases and over 5,000 deaths. New York has the

most cases in the U.S. at almost 84,000 with New Jersey coming in second at around

22,000. This amount is only going to continue increasing as more people start

developing symptoms and go in for tests. Hospitals are having difficulty trying to test

everyone since the U.S. does not currently have enough testing kits. President Trump

has claimed that this problem has been resolved but many still argue that resources are

scarce. In New York, schools are expected to be closed until 4/20/2020. There is no

current notice of an extension to this period of self isolation. In my opinion, I believe

that there will be an extension as the number of cases continue to rise. As of now,

many people are facing financial difficulties due to the imposed isolation and the

futures of numerous small businesses and even a few big ones are looking bleak.

Personal feelings and thoughts

When word of the disease first came about, many people didn’t take it too seriously.

In fact, I must admit that i didn't take it very seriously at the beginning as well.

Then, we had our first case in the U.S. All of a sudden, things became so much more real.

In a little less than two weeks, there was a huge jump in the number of cases,

forcing schools to close down and people to self isolate. It came as a huge surprise and I

couldn't actually believe it. I don’t think anyone of us thought that it would actually spread

this far. As a senior, I couldn’t help but think that my year was basically ruined. It has

become a meme that the class of 2020 would be graduating through a video call. In the

following week, I saw news of many people freaking out and stocking up on massive

amounts of toilet paper. I thought that these people were overreacting. There is no need to

buy ten packs of toilet paper. People rushed to stores, and started buying everything in

bulk. By the end of the week, the aisles of all the big stores were cleared out, completely

empty. On the other hand, I also saw the ignorance of many people. There were people

that were still willing to go out, not caring about how they could be affecting other people,

whether they had the virus or not. These people were either completely clueless about

what was going on or they just were stupid enough to not care. I can remember on the

day where all unnecessary businesses were to be closed down, my sister had received a

phone call from a customer looking to make an appointment at the nail salon. I was

astonished at what the woman was saying. It was well known that people should be

staying in yet here was someone willing to go out just to get their nails done. In the

end, I feel that people should be taking this epidemic seriously but also shouldn’t be

going overboard.