My COVID-19 Reflection
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My COVID-19 Reflection
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Description
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This is a combination of several journal entries that I was asked to do when my 6th grade english class went online last spring.
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Coverage
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Winterville, North Carolina
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Creator
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Eardley, Ethan
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Date
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2020-07-15
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When the pandemic hit I was finishing up the 6th grade at Hope Middle School. We had to start online school or at home learning. It almost felt like the weekend not having to go to school. There were days I did work in my pajamas. It was really confusing at times just trying to get things done online without my books or folders that were at school in my locker still. It's hard to understand how something you can't see can be so dangerous to the point I woke up one day and couldn't go back to school to get my stuff. People in my neighborhood had drive by parades for birthdays and graduations. I just heard a bunch of honking and it made me sad still that people have to be that far apart from each other. My teacher had to get the stuff out of my locker with gloves and put it in a trash bag that we picked up from the curb out front of my school. It was so weird. My Mom was pregnant with my baby sister and I was worried about her the most. She wasn’t allowed to go anywhere without wearing a mask, even inside the doctor's office. She had to be tested for the virus which sounded scary. When my baby sister was born I wasn't even allowed to go see her. We got to facetime and that's how I saw my baby sister for the first time. Things are really different now. We don't go out that much and when we do we have to wear a mask out in public. It fogs up my glasses and makes me really hot. I want to be safe and make sure I don't get anyone I love sick but it is so different not being able to see people smile or talk. My brother and sisters dont get to go into places except for doctor's appointments and it makes me sad that they can't go to the park or museums without everyone being scared of getting sick. The last thing that was really different to me was this summer I wasn't able to fly. I normally go by airplane to visit my Dad and we had to drive just because my parents didn't feel safe letting my fly. I haven't been to any restaurants either since the pandemic. I see how serious this virus is because my uncle caught it and he is a k-9 officer in the Air Force. He had to quarantine with my Aunt for 2 weeks and was still not feeling well 3 weeks after. I think everyone will eventually get it but what I'm most afraid of is how can families like mine quarantine and take care of someone who is sick without giving it to everyone in the house. Not knowing how it affects someone is the scary part. School is about to start back up again and my summer feels like it just disappeared with days all melted together and I still haven't woken up from a weird dream. I think 7th grade will be interesting just because it will be different then all the other years but I am disappointed that I won't get to be close to my friends or have band class. It's all just so different now.
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Ethan Eardley
When the pandemic hit I was finishing up the 6th grade at Hope Middle School. We had to start
online school or at home learning. It almost felt like the weekend not having to go to school.
There were days I did work in my pajamas. It was really confusing at times just trying to get
things done online without my books or folders that were at school in my locker still. It's hard to
understand how something you can't see can be so dangerous to the point I woke up one day
and couldn't go back to school to get my stuff. People in my neighborhood had drive by parades
for birthdays and graduations. I just heard a bunch of honking and it made me sad still that
people have to be that far apart from each other. My teacher had to get the stuff out of my
locker with gloves and put it in a trash bag that we picked up from the curb out front of my
school. It was so weird. My Mom was pregnant with my baby sister and I was worried about her
the most. She wasn’t allowed to go anywhere without wearing a mask, even inside the doctor's
office. She had to be tested for the virus which sounded scary. When my baby sister was born I
wasn't even allowed to go see her. We got to facetime and that's how I saw my baby sister for
the first time. Things are really different now. We don't go out that much and when we do we
have to wear a mask out in public. It fogs up my glasses and makes me really hot. I want to be
safe and make sure I don't get anyone I love sick but it is so different not being able to see
people smile or talk. My brother and sisters dont get to go into places except for doctor's
appointments and it makes me sad that they can't go to the park or museums without everyone
being scared of getting sick. The last thing that was really different to me was this summer I
wasn't able to fly. I normally go by airplane to visit my Dad and we had to drive just because my
parents didn't feel safe letting my fly. I haven't been to any restaurants either since the
pandemic. I see how serious this virus is because my uncle caught it and he is a k-9 officer in
the Air Force. He had to quarantine with my Aunt for 2 weeks and was still not feeling well 3
weeks after. I think everyone will eventually get it but what I'm most afraid of is how can families
like mine quarantine and take care of someone who is sick without giving it to everyone in the
house. Not knowing how it affects someone is the scary part. School is about to start back up
again and my summer feels like it just disappeared with days all melted together and I still
haven't woken up from a weird dream. I think 7th grade will be interesting just because it will be
different then all the other years but I am disappointed that I won't get to be close to my friends
or have band class. It's all just so different now.