Dear Diary: It’s Nathan White
Nathan White enjoying the warm weather.
March 27, 2020
Dear Diary,
It is now week two of quarantine and I’m over it. Obviously no one wants to be in quarantine, but I feel like I’ve done everything I set my mind to do. The state has pushed it back to April 8th so I have no idea what I’m going to do until then.
In this time of complete isolation I have cleaned my car, walked around my block 64 times, made cupcakes, played Animal Crossing: New Horizons, cooked almost every meal possible with the food in my house, and finally managed to swallow pills. I know it took 17 years, but I’m proud of myself.
Teachers haven’t been giving out much homework which is okay. I am sure it’s hard to come up with online assignments for everything. If I am honest, I don’t want to do any homework for a couple of reasons. It’s hard to learn anything without it being explained to me. Another reason is I have no motivation. It’s my senior year. The way things are going I’m not going to get to come back to PHS, so I have no reason to do work I am not getting a grade for. In the last two weeks I have gotten one grade in TeacherEase and it was for responding to an email. I think a lot of us are feeling the same way. We do the work so that we don’t receive a million emails reminding us to do it, but there is no purpose for us right now.
Freshman and sophomores need to do their work because it will influence the rest of their years at PHS. Juniors need to learn as much as they can for the SAT which they now have to make up, but Seniors don’t have a purpose. Most of us have applied for colleges and scholarships already. Nothing we do right now is going to change our future careers.
Well on that note, I hope everyone is doing well. I am sure we are all doing the same things. Who knows when I will see you all again!
Mrs. Parsons • Mar 30, 2020 at 9:09 pm
Nathan,
I want you to know you have a purpose even if we are not at school you have a purpose to keep smiling and bring joy to others. I hope you know that you are cared for and we all are here to support you if you need it. I miss being around all the students and hope you all are staying healthy and safe. We will see each other again.
Jade • Mar 28, 2020 at 9:50 pm
I felt that, dude
mrsladams • Mar 27, 2020 at 10:09 am
Nathan, thank you for this article. Since being at home I have read all of your content and really enjoy what you have produced. I hope to continue to read your material after High School. The PHS Senior Class of 2020 is missing out on typical senior things but you all have something that will bind you together. Keep it coming- I love reading. – Mrs. L. Adams
Tangi Waldrop • Mar 27, 2020 at 8:47 am
Nathan, it is great to see this picture of you! I want to remind you that you do have a purpose. Learning is more about the process than the grade. While you are not getting traditional grades, you are gaining knowledge and practice when engaging you brain in any academic manner! Hang in there, and reach out if you need anything