Yes, it’s funny, but it’s really happening, not only in schools, universities, but also in jobs.
Dear Professor X:
Yes, we are at home, yes, we don’t have to transport ourselves to get to the university, yes, it is unlikely that we will forget our homework, but that means that we have more time? NO.
Many of us -because of course there are always exceptions- have NEW things to do, apart from what is necessary to balance our lives like personal care, time with family or friends, housework (lots of cleaning), taking care of our pet, physical exercise and even cooking. Some, they stay there, but about NEW tasks, the pandemic has left many parents out of work, people who were the breadwinners of the family, that means that several for those or other reasons also work; then there are people who live with older adults or people at risk and try to protect them by doing tasks they used to do outside home, so now they do the house shopping, payments, errands and much more.
It is not that we are lazy, or we hate homework, we are aware that it is part of, practice makes perfect, I understand that; but you know I don’t understand, that they leave last minute jobs without meaning, that in spite of presenting justifications with evidence they don’t choose to help the student and give second chances, the excessive and unnecessary accumulation of jobs without meaning, the lack of empathy, the little closeness with the student, easy jobs can be difficult for others.
I know that there are different educational systems, which realize when a student has problems and differentiate complicated jobs for some, they do not have a problem with taking exams 2 or 3 times if some need more time or with extra teaching or help, because that means that the student does want to learn. I think that’s what it’s all about, isn’t it?
