DAYTON–It is already a week into remote learning and the school board has decided to continue this education style another week, December 7–11, before re-evaluating the situation. This sudden switch to remote learning has had many effects on the school, including the interruption of projects, difficulty making up missing work, and of course, the general confusion, and wonder that comes with these changes.

When the initial decision to go into remote learning was made, the high school ASB had just finished up with their Mental Health Week project, and had the plans of creating mental health “first-aid” kits, full of stress relieving items and information. These kits were to be made by the ASB themselves, and given to each student at DHS. This, along with school projects, and assignments were disrupted by the sudden switch. These interruptions can be stressful for the students, but they are manageable.

Making the transition to remote learning can be confusing, or hard to get the hang of at times. It becomes much easier for students to forget about their classes, or relax too much about turning in their work. These are struggles that many students find themselves with during distance learning. This also makes it harder for students with previous missing work, whether from being sick, quarantined, or gone from school for other reasons, to keep up with their current work, and turn in missing assignments. However, there are some students who see remote learning as an easier way to manage these things, with less distractions.

The sudden switch from in-person learning, to remote learning, can cause lots of confusion for some. So far, Dayton has been taking it week by week. Every week the parents, teachers, and students wait to find out whether they will return to their classrooms, or their computer cameras. There are many mixed opinions among all of the students about this topic. Some students see the transition to remote learning as unnecessary, and want to go back to school. Others prefer distance learning, and don’t mind staying at home. Of course, some are in between, and everyone has their own individual take on the subject.