Students are about to return to school physically after just over a half-term with online lessons. As this period comes to an end, I decided to ask some students what they thought of returning back to school physically.
One said, "I'm glad that we can go back; I think that learning in person is easier overall and that you can get more work done to a greater standard at school. There's also a sense of community at school amongst pupils and teachers that you can't really replicate online. However, I am concerned that the government might be making the move a bit too quickly. I'd rather if we waited a bit longer to let cases drop further before students returned, because schools are very high transmission zones, although I could be wrong. We'll see what happens, but I'd like to remain optimistic!"
Another told me, "It’ll be a relief and something new and different to be back at school, yet at the same time it’ll be something that we’ll have to take time to consider normal again."
A third had told me, "I can't wait to be back in an environment where there are other people, as well as an environment where we can receive educational support easier, as well as not be restricted to what we can do online; we can have more learning opportunities when in school physically."
I also asked for views on the testing system coming into schools. One responded, "It sounds like a step forward in the fight against the pandemic, however if it isn't done correctly, it won't really make a difference to our already different school life.
Another had said, "Testing twice a week will be a lot more than most of us are used to, but it makes sense why we have to do it."
The eighth of March shall be a day that we shall begin to witness whether Boris Johnson's roadmap out of lockdown has worked, or if it was a leap made too early that will put us back into the pit of lockdown. Let's hope it's the former!
