The Collegian Issue #2

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THE COLLEGIAN FOR THE STUDENTS BY THE STUDENTS

ISSUE 2 NOVEMBER 2021

IN THIS ISSUE Continued introduction to leaders Advice to Lower Sixers Kolij Caribbean Culture Support a Kolij Business

BY NATHAN ERISTHEE

Scientists say that in the last year the rate of dropouts among secondary school children has skyrocketed. In fact, students are so unmotivated and frustrated with online teaching that their marks are starting to fall and they are becoming more detached from learning. When you reflect on your past almost two years of online education, what emotions do you feel? Right on our own doorstep, we examine what life has been for Harrisonians since the pandemic swept up the world. One student describes the online environment as nothing but continuous struggles while others lament the issues that plague their daily lives including connection issues, concentration issues and just the overall laziness of being at home. However, one common feeling seems to have us all: FRUSTRATION. THE COLLEGIAN

This frustration that affects all of us is common but more importantly, is an opportunity for us to find ways to create positives from a tough situation. It’s us using life’s limes to make some lemonade! You know the best way to do this is to be creative. Is it drawing, is it painting, maybe cooking or dancing, or, maybe it’s exercising, sewing, knitting, singing, writing or trying a new instrument? There is some talent and creation that we all possess that is waiting for us to unlock. You may be wondering, what is my talent? But have you tried any? Have you tried baking that cake, mastering that foreign language or rather exploring that love for coding and app creation? Well, if you answered no, the time is now.

Now is the time! It’s the time to discover our talents, unlock our interests and pursue creative innovation. Let’s use our pandemic powers and turn frustration into innovation! This issue is all about showcasing and highlighting ways in which we can fight our frustration!

ISSUE 2 //NOVEMBER 2021


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