Sean Morris’ article, Pivot to Online Learning, got me thinking about the future of not just education but just how we function as a people. The statistics that he provided are what really got to me. The LGBT statistics were characteristically depressing, but all of them were just a punch in the gut. When this plague passes, I think there must be major revisions to our system of education. We cannot continue to keep the same methodology where professors can eschew learning digital formats, where there isn’t a more universal “back-up plan”, where students can just be told to go home even if the dorms are their home. I believe that this world event will force people to reevaluate our long-standing institutions and practices which don’t just include education.

            His guide to on campus resources I think is especially helpful for everyone, including myself, who has no real familiarity with online courses or even how to really adjust to them. Items five and six are especially important in these times because, while we have to have distance, we still need the social aspect and many students need help. This article even inspired me to look for other resources that people might need in these trying times. One of the resources I found was https://www.auntbertha.com/ , it is a search engine designed to find social programs and relief agencies and the like using a zip code. It also has an app on google play and the IOS app store. But at the end of it I think the big takeaway is just to be kind not only to your fellow student, but to your professors. This will pass eventually, but for the time being we need to stand together, metaphorically of course.