Alone, Together

3/31/2020

Weekly Literary Quote
“’I wish it need not have happened in my time,’ said Frodo. ‘So do I,’ said Gandalf, ‘and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.’”
—J.R.R. Tolkein

Journal Prompt
What are your thoughts and feelings at the moment about our current situation of social distancing? What are some struggles and disappointments you are dealing with? Are there any positives or ways to make the most of "the time that is given us"?

New Requirements:

5 sentence minimum for primary response
2 peer responses of at least 1 FULL sentence

Responses due by 8 pm on Sunday, April 5

69 Comments

Sydnee

4/1/2020 11:02:27 am

It's nice not to be in school during this time. However, I miss my friends and my freedom. The way I look at it is that we have no choice but to do what's best for us. We need to look at it in a way that can make us safe and sound. A positive factor about this is we can spend more time with our families.

Owen

4/1/2020 12:56:58 pm

That’s very true, we have to do what’s best for us and people around us.

Riley

4/1/2020 02:43:30 pm

The family time is a positive for sure.

Destiny

4/5/2020 11:52:18 am

That's a good thing to spend your time with.

kelton

4/5/2020 06:02:41 pm

Spending time with family is nice.

Dakota

4/5/2020 09:00:40 pm

But what if your family works in a different town and has to drive back to see you but they can’t because of the virus?

Owen

4/1/2020 12:55:55 pm

I really do enjoy the time off from school. There all also very many negatives from having online school to. I personally think when I’m at home I don’t want to think about school. Now that we have online school I have to change the way I think and tell myself that I have to do the work in an environment that I don’t usually do it. I also don’t get to ask the questions I have directly to my friends or teachers. In the end you just have to deal with it and get things done. For the positive we can spend more time with our families and idk what else just do what’s fun.

Riley

4/1/2020 02:42:49 pm

It is interesting to see how this has affected everyone differently.

Brooke

4/1/2020 02:44:39 pm

I don’t remember to think about online school either, especially sense I’m still working.

Charlie

4/2/2020 08:13:30 pm

I do agree that there are many downsides to having online classes like when I'm on my home PC, distractions are only but a few clicks away.

troy

4/5/2020 05:54:04 pm

I agree it is easy to get distracted at home and not do school work.

Dylan

4/8/2020 10:54:52 am

Changing work environments is difficult I am also having to adjust.

Riley

4/1/2020 02:42:07 pm

I’m personally pretty happy with not having to go to school. I still talk to the people I care about and do what I normally do just by myself so it haven’t affected me much. The biggest struggles and disappointments are that we have to do our work online now. The positives are that people are spending a lot more time with their families and you have a lot more personal time. This whole thing really haven’t bother me at all.

Brooke

4/1/2020 02:46:04 pm

Spending more time with your family is really nice and it can be a way to have fun.

Paul

4/1/2020 09:40:05 pm

It is absolutely great not having school.

Owen

4/2/2020 10:24:20 am

I enjoy spending time at home to.

Charlie

4/2/2020 08:15:53 pm

I do enjoy having a lot of personal time but, I also like to have the freedom and ability to hang out with friends so this situation is a double-edged sword at the moment.

Dylan

4/8/2020 10:53:42 am

It has not bothered me much as well.

Brooke

4/1/2020 02:43:11 pm

It’s kind of nice having school off. It sucks that’s we have school online. During this time I can only go to work and my house. I can’t have fun and go outside to hangout because we need to try and stay home. The only positive thing that has happened is that I can get more hours at work because I won’t be in school. Other then that their is really no positive thing.

Paul

4/1/2020 09:38:44 pm

At least you will be making a lot of money for when this all goes away.

Destiny

4/5/2020 11:53:38 am

I completely understand, that is all we can do at this time.

Paul

4/1/2020 09:37:57 pm

I really enjoy not having school. I don’t like that we don’t know whether or not we will have school for after this break. I don’t have any disappointments with everything going on. I can do way more then I could when I was in school and covid 19 isn’t stopping me from doing anything I want.

michael

4/4/2020 01:46:27 pm

I agreee dont let this stop us from doing what we want.

Wylie

4/5/2020 12:19:00 pm

I agree don’t live in fear or let this slow us down

Charlie

4/2/2020 08:10:57 pm

Although it is great to have some time away from school, I am absolutely bored out of my skull. I have done nothing but work and lay around my house although I have many other things I could be doing. I may struggle the first couple of days but I should manage with online classes and packets. I should be able to work this out, no promises though.

Michael

4/4/2020 01:47:03 pm

School is easy

Michael Bollen

4/4/2020 01:45:45 pm

My feelings about social distancing is that it may work. I believe its just one way that could potentially help stop the spread. But that doesnt mean that people with clown makeup have the right to criticize others that dont follow it like a religion. Im not really struggling at all with the social distancing. Some of the positives are being able to spend so much time with family and friends. another one is the chance to work and not worry or stress about school.

Wylie

4/5/2020 12:18:19 pm

I agree we can work more and worry less

troy link

4/5/2020 05:56:03 pm

I agree, anyone with clown make up on should not be taken seriously.

Cole

4/5/2020 06:00:39 pm

I also do not think that people have the right to criticize others during this pandemic for what they choose to do in there personal time.

Kelton

4/5/2020 06:04:55 pm

I agree clowns are not to be taken seriously.

Sydnee

4/8/2020 11:54:14 am

I agree with the relief of stress. Having the chance to our school stuff at home is really helpful because we could just get it all done and not have to worry about due dates to much.

Destiny Blood

4/5/2020 11:51:19 am

My feelings for social distancing is that it should work if everyone took it seriously but not too seriously. There are many ways for not catching the virus. Personally one of my big struggles right not is having too much time on my hands and not knowing what to do with is. A positive for this situation is that I have plenty of time to focus on myself and not stress so much on school work.

Sydnee

4/8/2020 11:55:07 am

I agree this our time to better ourselves.

Wylie

4/5/2020 12:17:46 pm

My thoughts on the social distancing is that it could help but it’s not going to completely stop the virus. It may help the spread but that’s about it. The only struggles and disappointments there are is how our senior year is going to most likely end. All the years of school we go through and this is what we get it kind of sucks. There is a positive some of us can get jobs and make money and get ahead before we go to college.

Taelyn

4/5/2020 08:49:16 pm

I agree that it sucks a lot that we are getting a potentially unfair ending to our senior year.

brayden

4/8/2020 08:49:04 am

i agree that this situation may be a little unfair.

Troy

4/5/2020 05:52:54 pm

I think that this has been blown out of proportion. Although a serious matter I think that some of things we are doing like quarantine in places that don't have the virus is to early. When everyone quarantines for 2 weeks then comes out. that it will then spread more rapid as people think we are in the clear. I think we should hold out a little more to see what the future has before jumping to conclusions. I am only struggling with is finding a place to chill with the boys every night. The positive part of this is that I am able to work more and make money.

Cole

4/5/2020 05:57:16 pm

I agree it is nice to work and make money while we are still deemed essential.

Cody

4/9/2020 11:26:19 am

I agree. It’s nice to be able to make more money. Also everything does feel like it’s getting blown out of proportion.

Kaleb

5/19/2020 04:45:04 pm

It is nice to be able to work.

Cole LaMoure

4/5/2020 05:55:49 pm

I think that social distancing is just going prolong the lifetime of the virus. I am most upset that we do not get to make as many memories with our friends who are quarantined. However there are some positives to it. I am able to work and make money during this time. I am also able to recreate in the outdoors. I am not struggling with this pandemic as I believe that it is a little out of proportion.

Taelyn

4/5/2020 08:48:21 pm

i also have been working more and using this time out of school to make more money.

Tamryn

4/5/2020 09:11:16 pm

Since I work at a coffee shop and many people are staying home, I cannot work as much. I am in high school and people I work with have bills to pay so they need it more. I am using my time wisely as well fho.

Cody

4/9/2020 11:27:13 am

I also agree with you. It sucks that we are missing out on most of our senior year and activities. But being able to work more is pretty nice with all the money.

Kelton

4/5/2020 05:59:52 pm

It's kinda nice not having to go to school but, on the other hand it was nice to see my friends. The current situation we are in seems to be a little blown out of proportion. Indeed there are people dying due to this virus ,but there was more deaths to the flu this year then the COVID-19 has claimed. The flu killed between 29,000 and 59,000 this year alone. Social distancing may help slow the spread, but I don't see it necessary. I haven't struggled much, the time with family and friends is nice to have, the only problem is getting a spot to hang with the boys.

Dakota

4/5/2020 08:58:48 pm

I’d like to be in school because it helps me understand what I’m doing better than learning it on my own.

brayden

4/8/2020 08:47:48 am

i agree that the situation has been blow out of proportion.

kaleb

5/19/2020 04:44:22 pm

I agree the distancing seems a bit extreme.

taelyn

4/5/2020 08:47:33 pm

I really think that the only change in my life because of COVID-19 is not going to school. I’ve been trying to live my life as normal as possible. I have been working a lot more hours and I’ve been making a lot of money which is really nice. I do miss school which is kinda strange for me, I feel like I’m being robbed of my senior year and that really sucks. I feel as though we are quarantining too early here considering there are no positive cases but that’s out of my control.

Tamryn

4/5/2020 09:10:21 pm

I wish o could say my only change is school. I have been put on lockdown by my parents because they are scared and my work is very different

Dakota

4/5/2020 08:57:47 pm

I think the social distancing is good to help stop the spread of the virus. But I feel like since the virus is already airborne staying 6 feet away from everyone is kinda pointless. Along with this social distancing there are some disadvantages for me. My mom won’t let me hardly leave the house to visit friends and hangout. A positive way I’ve been looking at this is I can hangout with them afterwards and get rowdy.

Tamryn

4/5/2020 09:09:42 pm

I personally have mixed feelings on not going to school at the moment. I miss my friends and online school isn’t for me. I enjoy the time off from school but am kinda sad since my last year of high school has been cut short. The current situation we are in I feel is kind of blown out proportion. We have certain types of sickness always and they are more lethal than this.

Loon

5/25/2020 06:20:49 pm

I feel that that online school isn't for me either and I miss my friends.

Mr. Pace

4/5/2020 10:25:51 pm

Thank you all for the insightful responses.

Of course, it is natural to have mixed responses, and the disappointment at missing our on senior activities is understandable. I know it's hard to see now, but you have a senior year unlike any other, and you will be telling people about this for the rest of your lives.

You also have some unique opportunities, like the extra time with family and being able to work more, so it is encouraging that most of you are taking advantage of those, as well.

Since this is our first week of distance learning, and not everyone has necessarily gotten the memo for the assignments yet, please continue to comment if you haven't yet, even though it's past the deadline.

I do miss seeing you all and our classroom discussions and interactions, but we will make the best of the situation. Please reach out if you have any problems or questions.

All the best,
Mr. Pace

brayden

4/8/2020 08:45:53 am

I like having this break from going to school. the only bad thing i have to say about the social distancing is not being able to see Friends as much as we did at school. other then that i have been staying busy with work and the online schooling. I now know that online school isn't for me and its harder to understand over a computer screen. it will be interesting to see how this hole situation turns out in the end.

Jacob

5/11/2020 10:01:05 pm

yes not being able to see friends is tuff.

Loon

5/25/2020 06:19:35 pm

I agree that it will be interesting to see how this whole situation turns out.

Dylan V

4/8/2020 10:51:49 am

I like staying at home and being able to sleep in. What I don't like is not seeing my friends and that track practice is cancled. I have a hard time managing my time so the online school work may not be great for me, but it dose give me a chance to practice my time mangment. To pass the time I have been going on hikes and walks around the mountains and watching shows. I plan on going fishing occaionaly when it gets nicer.

Cody

4/9/2020 11:24:54 am

I enjoy not having to go to school. But it’s just weird because I was on a schedule and now everything is very difficult. It’s hard not being able to see all my friends now. To pass time I’ve been doing small projects at home and working more hours. It’s difficult to learn over a screen than in person for me but with some help with my family it’ll all work out.

Jacob

5/11/2020 09:42:14 pm

very true, with no schedule it can be difficult.

Jacob

5/11/2020 09:41:08 pm

I enjoy the time off from school but there are some things that come along with it. During the time when I am supposed to have school I can run into nothing to do. To fix this I have to fill in the time. I also am not around people nearly a s much so it can be quite boring.

Abi

5/27/2020 11:12:13 pm

It can be quite boring being alone for so long. You learn a lot of new things though from the time spent alone.

Kaleb

5/19/2020 04:42:10 pm

I am liking not having to go to school everyday. It is nice to be able to work especially right now when it is busy on the ranch. I am struggling focusing on my school work. I also miss seeing my friends daily. I don't like not knowing what the rest of the school year will look like.

Loon

5/25/2020 06:18:40 pm

Its nice and bad to not be in school anymore. Social distancing in my opinion doesn't really spot much in today's world there's things we need to do like going to the grocery store, so in my mind I think everywhere will get it even with social distancing. Its really nice to be able to get more time for me at least to not be in school and have more time to work. That's the only positive I can think of it's kind of sad to me not being able to go to school or being able to see my friends.

Abi

5/27/2020 11:11:01 pm

I agree with you. It is really nice to not wake up so early for school and to be able to get more me time.

Dakota

5/29/2020 10:42:47 am

I really miss school not only for the friends but also to be learning new things.

Abi

5/27/2020 11:09:53 pm

Social Distancing isn't really much of a problem for me because I live so far out and like to be alone a lot. Some of the problems I have though are with at work. The lady I work for won't let me work until this is under control. Another down fall is graduation. Do to social distancing we won't be able to have a normal graduation or graduation parties. I was however able to workout more and sleep in so that was a plus.

Dakota

5/29/2020 10:42:03 am

Honestly I think social distancing is a very affective way to stop the spread of this disease. But it has its ups and downs. I don’t like that we aren’t in school because I just don’t feel motivated to do anything and I don’t feel accomplished as much. But a plus would be being able to spend more time with your family.

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