Ariana (iye / wake), 15, California

"Makanga muri muna Ndira 2020 pandakanzwa nezvefuruwenza kubva kuChina, handina kumbofunga zvakawanda panguva iyoyo sezvo furuu nyowani chaive chinhu chandakajaira kunzwa nezvacho. Asi maive munaKurume pandakatanga kudzidza izwi rekuti Covid-19, uye hupenyu hwangu hwakakanganiswa. Nyika yese yanga ichirwara neDenda reFlu uye kufa. Ndinogona kuyeuka ndichiona mitsetse mirefu kunze kwezvitoro, zvitsuwa zveCostco zvisina, uye mapepa echimbuzi zvaive zvishoma. Kupinda chikoro mumunhu kwairambidzwa uye kwakashandurwa kuita kudzidza kure-kure uye zoom. Zvaiita sokunge kurota kwakaipa, asi kwaiva chokwadi. Pakutanga, munhu wese aifunga, hapana chikoro kuti inotonhorera sei, asi se clicha, sezvazvinganzwika, hauzivi kuti unosuwa sei chimwe chinhu kusvikira chaenda.

 Denda iri rakatishayisa simba tose nekutya, uye ndakatya kunoona sekuru vangu nekuti ndaisada kuvarwarisa. Sevamwe vese, ndakagara pamba ndega mukamuri mangu ndikaona nyika iri kuseri kwemask. Ndakasuwa kukumbundirwa nekutsvoda uye kudya kwakanaka kwataiita pamabiko emhuri yedu uye kuona kunyemwerera kwemunhu wese. Zvirambidzo zvedenda hazvina kunditendera kuenda kune chero zviitiko mu-munhu, zvese zvakadzimwa kana kutamiswa ku zoom. Izvi zvakandikanganisa zvikuru kubva pandakanga ndiri mutori wechikamu anoshingaira kuchikoro nemakirabhu, kuchechi sevhavha yeatari, uye ndaifarira kuzvipira munharaunda yedu.

 Chinangwa chakaita kuti zvikoro zvipedzisire kudzidzira-munhu uye kuenda kunodzidzira kure kwaive kurwisa Covid-19 nekupararira kwechirwere ichi. Takanga tisingachaudzwazve kumbundirwa, kutsvoda, kubata maoko, kana kuungana mumapoka makuru. Iwe unofanirwa kunge wakaparadzana nemamita matanhatu uye upfeke mask. Pakutanga, takaedza kuenda kuchikoro, uye vadzidzi vashomanana vaipfeka masiki, asi ipapo nzendo dzose dzechikoro, mitambo, uye kutamba zvakamiswa. Ipapo maclass ese akapinda online even graduation. Chikonzero kwaive kuchengetedzeka, iwe waive wakachengeteka pamba kure nemazana evamwe vaunodzidza navo uye vadzidzisi vaigona kutapurira chirwere ichi. Taitoda kupeta mhata nekuti tainge tave kufa zvisingaite. Ndinogona kuyeuka ndichibatidza terevhizheni ndichiona mishumo kubva kuCDC, uye Whitehouse Team ichikurukura nezveCovid-19. Ndaitya kubva pamba pangu, ndoda kuenda kuchikoro chaiko. Vadzidzisi vakashandisa zvirongwa zvakaita seGo-Guardian kutarisa midziyo yevadzidzi ivo vachichinjira dzidziso yavo kune online maitiro.

 Kutaura chokwadi, pakanga paine mabhenefiti ekuzoom, kana wangowana kurembera kwayo, zvaive nyore nekukuchengetera nguva yekufamba panyama. Ini handizive nezvako, asi zviri kundinetsa kumuka. Ndisati ndagara ndanonoka kuchikoro uye ndakapotsa kudya kwangu kwemangwanani, asi nekudzidza kwepamhepo izvo zvese zvakachinja. Ndakakwanisa kuumburuka pamubhedha, kupinda, uye presto ndiri kuchikoro. Ndinochengetedza nguva yekugadzirira, kurongedza zvinhu zvangu, kutyaira kuenda kuchikoro, uye hapasisina zvekutakurwa kana zvekusiya. Ndaigona kuenda kumisangano yekirabhu nekudzvanya bhatani uye dzimwe nguva ndichishandisa midziyo miviri uye dzimwe nguva ndinogona kunge ndiri panzvimbo mbiri panguva imwe chete, asi izvo zvakavhiringa kana vese vaitaura.

 Ndine chokwadi chokuti kudai ndaiva mumuviri mukirasi, ndingadai ndakateerera zvikuru mudzidzisi, ndigere padhesiki uye ndichishanda mumapoka, uye kudzidza zvakawanda. Kudyidzana nevamwe vadzidzi kwakanga kusipo, uye kudzidzira kwemimhanzi uye zviitiko zvemitambo hazvina kushandura zvakanaka pa zoom. Zvimwe zvinhu zvinoda kuitwa mushe kuti zvinyatsoita. Ndinoyeuka mukirasi yangu yebiology, mudzidzisi akati vaisvetuka maLab, saka handina kuzombosangana nazvo. Ndakadzidza kuti zoom inobatsira, asi hapana chinokunda kupindirana kwemunhu uye maoko-pane ruzivo kushandisa pfungwa dzako dzese dzekubata nekunhuwidza.

 Ndipo pandakatanga kuita zvakawanda neSTEM nekodha yekombuta nekuti zvese zvaive pa zoom. Ndakapinda muchikwata chechikoro chechikoro changu naVaS. Aiva akanaka chaizvo, akandibvumira kuenda kumusasa wecyber uye ndakabvisa muripo nokuti baba vangu vakanga vasingashandi panguva iyoyo uye pasi pechirongwa chePPP. Ndakapinda purogiramu uye ndakadzidza zvakawanda pamusoro pekuchengetedzwa kwekombiyuta. Uku kuwedzera kweruzivo kwakandipa chivimbo chekukwikwidza pachikwata chevasikana vese. Handifunge kuti takaita zvakanaka sezvo tese taiva vatsva pacybersecurity asi zvimwe zvikwata zvechikoro chedu zvine vadzidzi vane ruzivo rwakanyanya munyika yose. Ini ndinoda chaizvo kirabhu yekupedza chikoro uye ndakanyoresa kuchikwata pakuedza kwegore rinouya, ndinovimba ndichasarudzwa.

 Mr. S vakandikurudzira kuti ndinyore uye ndidzidzise pamusasa wataiva nawo wevadzidzi vepuraimari nevadiki vesekondari. Handina kufunga kuti ndaiva nezivo kana kuti chivimbo chokuzviita, asi ndinofara zvikuru kuti ndine ruzivo. Zvinoitika kuti ndinofarira kudzidzisa vamwe, uye nekudzidzisa vamwe unovandudza ruzivo rwako. Ndakawanawo ruzivo rwokumira pamberi pevamwe nokutaura. Ndagara ndiine izwi rakapfava uye ndiine dambudziko rekutaura, kunyangwe ndisiri kuremara, kunyanya kutya uye kuita kuti vanhu vanditarise uye nekugadzikana pachangu. Zvinoitika kuti ndinoda chaizvo kutaura uye kugovera ruzivo rwangu, uye ikozvino ndanyanya kushamwaridzana uye ndinovimba neni. Zvese izvi zvingave zvichikonzerwa neCovid-19 furuwenza uye kumanikidzwa kuita online chikoro uye kushandisa zoom. Ndakakura zvakanyanya semunhu uye mudiki uye ndinotenda ruzivo rwandakawana neSTEM, cyber camp/timu yedu, uye Mr. S. "