the perks of online school

As I finish the first week of online school, I have found there to be some advantages and disadvantages to online learning. Here is my list below:

Advantages:

  • being able to have a hot drink in your lessons
  • getting distracted by your cat who’s trying to sit on your lap
  • not having to wear uniform so being able to wear comfy clothes
  • not having to wake up early in order to drive to school
  • being able to make a variety of lunches i.e. one day I would have pasta, another day a cheese toastie etc.
  • completing work at your own pace whilst getting to listen to music
  • understanding new software which is used for teaching

Disadvantages:

  • not seeing friends
  • having no school clubs
  • having a cat try and eat your pen whilst writing your notes or attempt to sit on your keyboard
  • sometimes feeling less motivated/ being more distracted easily
  • not easily being able to ask your friend for help (before then asking the teacher)
  • screen time increasing due to excessive time staring at a screen

What do you think some of the advantages and/or disadvantages are of online school? Let me know in the comment section below.

Summer 2020

Tomorrow I will be returning to school for my very last year (year 13), I am slightly nervous and I have written this blog post to recap my summer.

  1. Caught up on some school work – this included some of my maths and chemistry which after taking my online course, I became behind
  2. Read quite a few books – such as Red Rising, Red Queen, The Summer I turned Pretty, reread the Selection series and more
  3. Watched Netflix – including Scorpion, iZombie, the Order, Vampire Diaries etc.
  4. Home and Away via. My5 – I’ve been getting very behind on this show but it is amazing
  5. Did a tiny bit of revision – this was reading my flashcards through from year 12 and creating a few more resources
  6. Visited my family – this was lovely as I had not seen my family since Christmas
  7. Met with some friends – I was able to catch up since lock down and even saw my friend who moved to Manchester
  8. Watched too many movies – including Chalet Girl, Camp Rock 1&2, Feel the Beat, The Kissing Booth 2 and more
  9. Took some photos – I learnt some new skills and practised star photography with Comet Neowise
  10. Played guitar – learning some new songs and chords
  11. Spent time in the garden relaxing
  12. Stroked my cats
  13. Went on a 30km charity hike – blog post coming soon
  14. Wrote some letters
  15. Tweeted for changed to my ALevels in 2021
  16. Played on my Switch – changed my island in Animal Crossing New Horizons and visited my sisters island
  17. Celebrated my sisters 14th birthday – in my eyes she is still 12
  18. Practised french plaiting my hair
  19. Created a photo book – blog post also coming soon
  20. Went camping by the seaside
  21. Cooked lots of different meals – including pizza, burgers and coffee cake
  22. Attended some virtual camps
  23. Attended virtual open days