Education during COVID has failed

As the end of the school year approaches, we can reflect on how our experiences have affected us during this time.

For students and teachers alike, the exposure to these new ways of learning have been difficult, to say the least. But, we've almost made it to the end of this rough year and can only hope that the next will improve.

The faults in these events can be made out to multiple sources, including but not limited to, the Ontario government and its decisions.

When asking different audiences how they think this school year has gone, you will get a variety of answers ranging from excellent to dreadful.

An example is the drastic difference between responses from most adults and students. I believe the former will tend to note their child is doing well in this system and that they like it or that it isn't flawed. The latter will say it's draining, thrown together and nearly impossible to manage.

I feel mental health among teenagers is at an all-time low and resources to help with this issue are very minimal to those who need it. The general well-being of those who have to endure protocols put in place is entirely ignored.

I believe students' stress is constantly overlooked as laziness or dramatized when the reality is they are suffering far more than necessary.

I find decisions made this school year to often be ridiculous and frustrating. The COVID-19 protocols put in place are understandable, but useless if students aren't learning efficiently.

Sitting in a classroom for hours or staring at a screen doing the same feels more like brainwashing.

I feel the Ontario government has failed students when it comes to education. This school year has been a disappointment and an eye-opening one to how little people in power care for those affected by their actions.

Lily Romao, Lasalle