3/30/20 Mark Gerges PD 5

Mark Gerges

03/30/20

Period 5

Blog #11

What is it like working from home?

Working from home is something I have never done before as a student. It has its pros and its cons, but overall I do not think working from home is bad. The only real issue working from home brings is that it can sometimes be a challenge to keep constant communication with all my teachers. Yes there’s emailing, but nothing beats face-to-face communication. The good things about working from home is that there’s a lot more time going around. On a regular school day, I would need to wake up early for school, and then commute for an hour to get there, plus an hour back home. When working from home, I save a lot more time since I don’t need to commute to and from school. Also, having only three classes a day lightens the workload as opposed to nine periods of classwork, and sometimes homework, per day. I also work in a more relaxed fashion as I can choose at what time, and in what order I do my work for that specific day. Overall, working from home isn’t bad at all. 

What are you learning about your world/community based on the reactions?

Although this pandemic is obviously horrible, and has taken the lives of many people globally, it has had some positive side effects on the world and in different communities. For example, in Venice, the waters have cleared so much that locals were able to see fish swimming through the city. Another example is China, where before the COVID-19, had seen much nitrogen dioxide emissions in its atmosphere. Since early January, the emissions have decreased drastically. In addition the outbreak has shown that during tough times, people will be unselfish to help fix problems. In New York City, entertainer Kelly Ripa, and NBA talent Kyrie Irving, have both donated thousands of dollars to help New York City with the Coronavirus. 

Your own personal feelings and thoughts about what is happening right now.

At first I thought quarantining in my house for a month would be fun, but to my surprise it's been mediocre. I hope the situation lightens up within the next few weeks. Realistically, and not to jinx anything but I think we will be clear by early June. In China, Coronavirus became a major issue in early January and they are now slowly returning to their normal lifestyles as cases decrease daily. In New York it became an issue near mid-March so based on China’s information, that would mean New York would be good by early June. I personally feel that the government should enforce stricter laws to prevent people from leaving their homes for unnecessary reasons so that the pandemic can have a shorter and smaller toll on our community and the world.