Staff editorial:

Coming back from a long break from school to a building filled with blank, lagging laptops can be an aggravating experience, to put it simply. Recently, a good 15 to 20 minutes of every class was experiencing internet issues. Instructional time was spent restarting laptops, taking trips to the tech office, and watching the wheel spin as kids clicked through their available network options. This wasted time could have easily been avoided if students were able to stay home and work. Even in the rare instance where a few students’ internet connections began to work, the rest of the class was left stressed out and struggling, trying to catch up with students who got that head start from pure luck. It is not fun being a part of that cluster in class shutting down their computers for the millionth time, knowing that the one assignment they are being handed could be finished in 20 minutes at a place with a solid internet status.

With student chatter and teachers struggling to adjust their lesson plans, it begins to feel like the school day is being wasted, with absolutely nothing for students and teachers to do but wait and hope for a connection strong enough for one to enter Google Classroom. During the school days riddled with technology issues, it’s only natural for someone to wonder how much easier it would be to be able to go home, open up their laptop, and complete their assignments without any hassle. If the place you are supposed to be learning in isn’t allowing you to learn, why shouldn’t you be able to complete your homework somewhere else?

E-Learning days are no longer a foreign, once-in-a-snow-day concept to most students. It goes without saying that COVID-19