{"id":6636,"date":"2020-11-22T15:43:48","date_gmt":"2020-11-22T15:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/wordpress\/lavie\/?p=6636"},"modified":"2020-11-22T15:43:48","modified_gmt":"2020-11-22T15:43:48","slug":"students-find-silver-lining-and-stay-positive-during-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/2020\/11\/22\/students-find-silver-lining-and-stay-positive-during-transition\/","title":{"rendered":"Students find silver lining and stay positive during transition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Jensen Burnheimer \u201921, staff writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As\nLVC once again makes the tough decision to end in-person classes and send its\nstudents home, it is hard for students to adjust to this transition while\nstaying positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On\nOct. 30, LVC made the difficult decision to deliver all classes online and end\non-campus housing. While many students have made this transition last year, the\nadjustment doesn\u2019t get easier. Students are forced away from their friends and\ngiven no option but to resort to completing their courses online, likely in\nfront of a computer screen the majority of their days. Although this takes a\ntoll on students in many different ways, some students found a silver lining to\npush through their struggles and stay positive throughout this transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think being able to see my family more often will help me stay positive,\u201d Brandon Brubaker, a junior business administration major, said. \u201cPlus, a lot of my friends are going to be coming home soon too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although many students on campus have already experienced the transition last year, first-year students are new to this kind of adjustment. Not only do they have to adjust to online classes like they had done in high school, but now they have to move everything back home, leaving their friends who could live far distances away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe news was not something we really wanted to hear because I\u2019ve had a really good experience on campus so far,\u201d Olivia Nace, a first-year exercise science\/physical therapy major, said. \u201cStaying in touch with my friends is keeping me positive and happier. Going from seeing them every day to not is really different, so we have been texting and will FaceTime a lot. It will be so nice to see them again in January.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nace\nis not the only one thinking about the friends she was forced to leave behind.\nKeeping in touch and looking forward to the time friends are back together is\nmotivation enough to stay positive for some.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re already planning when we can come see each other and where we can meet up halfway,\u201d Kasey Thomas, another first-year exercise science\/physical therapy major, said. \u201cI keep thinking about how good it will be to see them every day again in January.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While\nthere are many silver lining students can think like being surrounded by\nfriends and family, some are finding academic benefits to the transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA\nsilver lining to returning to remote learning is that being home is better and\nhelps diversify their time with being able to learn asynchronously,\u201d Garrett\nCampbell, a senior business administration major, said. \u201cTo stay positive\nduring the transition, I will not look at myself as an object but as a subject.\nEveryone\u2019s situation is different, and by looking through a lens of a different\nperspective, it will allow me to understand others and stay positive as we are\nall in it together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students\nlike Kasey Thomas and Olivia Nace find that creating a schedule and finding new\nlocations to do their schoolwork, like a local coffee shop, will keep them motivated\nand help guide their transition to remote learning with ease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although\nthis transition is difficult, there are many reasons to stay positive. Take a\nfew moments and think about what will help you keep positive and motivated for\nthe remainder of the fall semester.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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