By Frank Edelblut
Manchester Ink Link

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THE SOAPBOX

I recently spoke to a pair of high school juniors with very different perspectives on remote instruction.

Leslie (not her real name) was committed to keeping a strict schedule when schools shifted to remote instruction in April. Her pre-COVID routine included getting up early, focusing on class until 2:30, and a full load of extracurricular activities until 6:00 p.m. She also found time to socialize with friends.

Remote instruction has been really hard on Leslie. She misses her friends and her extracurricular programs.

“The instruction is OK, but I miss my friends and my sports,” she told me.

She cannot wait to get back to her routine and life before it was disrupted.

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