Eve J Maguire
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The Perspective of a Quaranteen...
To anyone who, upon reading the title alone, is about to criticise us for being selfish and missing the bigger picture of global health and well-being, let me premise this article with this: I completely understand the mass loss of life and suffering that is being experienced world-wide as a result of Corona Virus. I acknowledge the importance of school closures and just as everyone else is and should be doing, we are partaking in social distancing and self-isolation in the interest of flattening the curve and protecting the vulnerable. However, as a sixth year student in Scotland at the time of this outbreak, I feel that I am among a huge group of people in a particularly unique situation. I am among a group who had plans of prom, passing exams and progressing to University, in the same way that we watched hundreds of students from previous years do. Among a group of people who stuck out a final year in education, preparing for the day of their final paper, aiming to get their last qualifications needed to get to their dream course. Among a group excited to experience their graduation, last day and final farewell to their school experience and therefore, I am a small part of a huge global narrative that has yet to be provided: that of the graduating class of 2020.
By Eve J Maguire 4 years ago in Education