Earlier this evening, we gathered a group together, and I started by asking them what this lock down was like.

Compared to last, I think we've lost a bit of the mentality toe want to lean because last time we were all headstand doing it, and now it's like, Well, how long am I going to be doing this?

For now, I just want to get back.

And do you find it difficult to get going with your lessons?

Yeah, I do find it quite difficult, especially being a teenager.

I'm quite lazy.

So I I just want to stay in bed, whereas in the classroom, you know you have to be there.

It z just exhausting, really, it's not.

People seem to think that it's just a similar idea of school.

You go on an online class when you're supposed to be in class, and then that's fine.

But it's much more tiring than that and trying to force yourself to work during school and not doing anything but school.

It's just quite exhausting.

I think it's like harder than normal lessons because it's like easy.

I get distracted because you could just, like, go on your phone.

But in lessons like you can't really get distracted.

I do mind in the living room and, yeah, it gets a bit frustrating after sometime when your little brother runs in, it's a bit.

It's a bit more complicated because when you're doing work, you don't really have the teacher like standing up to the front of the clubs like you can't really just asked him a question.

It's more complicated.

You have to write down in a comment in the comment section, and you have to wait some time and it's just a lot more time taking Madison for you.

How are you getting on with this versus last?

Lock down?

Is it better or worse?

Um, for me, it's It's a lot better because we have live lessons, pre recorded lessons, with teachers telling us what to do.

It's a lot easier than us locked down.

I think it's very hard, Andi, I'm especially worried about my g.

C S C s and being at a disadvantage when it comes to that.

Andi, I think there are a lot of things that make it really difficult to learn at home.

Like pod.

For example, When you have bad Internet connection, it takes you really long to join your live lessons.

Yeah, you have pre recorded lessons, but it doesn't.

You don't learn the same things that you would if you went to school.

And do you find that stressful?

Yeah.

I found that really stressful.

For example, when I'm doing P, I can't go outside as I normally would in the playground on there's only one computer.

So sometimes I do have to share.

Have to wait, and it's very difficult.

I've seen that you actually wear uniforms.

Does it help you to get up in the morning and put your uniform on?

And as it were, pretend that you're actually going to school.

Yeah, because it helps you get ready for today.

What about you, Jacob?

What are you finding a hard or easier about working at home when I'm finding harder?

The temptation to just go on my phone Or just, like, knocked in my work and just go do something else?

Where is it?

School.

You can't just like, do whatever you want.

You have toe actually be.

They have to have your head in the lesson on what are you missing?

Most probably see my friends because I can't see them because it because I've locked on.

Um, mayor, what do you worry about when you're working from home?

I'm worrying about just, you know, it is my weak, right?

Um, I do, um, I on the course.

Oh, my, you know, like completing the tasks right is what, um, I mean, in the success criteria which they're setting for me.

Sometimes I'm like messaging my friends.

And I'm like, Have you done this task?

And then again, it might be something I haven't done yet or I just worry because it were in class.

And I know it's individual wig, but it's still your all in that class together, doing the same pieces.

And it's just you just it's hard.

It's really hard.

Dylan explained the technology in your house, how you're all coping with the technology.

The WiFi cuts out a lot, which is the main issue because my brother has online schools.

Well, on I have license that are live me things pretty much every class, and so I need to be on our old times, and I do get kicked out quite a lot because the wife I just can't handle it.

And because my dad's also working.

What about you, Madison?

Tell me about exercise for you and screen time, how you deal with all that screen time because I want to screen a lot.

I get, like, many headaches in my eyes, uh, almost every day and for exercise and play outside with the dog and being got Joe Wick, Joe Wicks videos sent on M s teams, my teachers sometimes telling me like 30 minute pockets of exercise, and I do those.

But other than that, I'm not getting much.

Well, I plain Apple and I can't even remember the last time we could go in practice or play and waited like a presentation night, but like they came to the door with trophies.

But we can.

I haven't played an apple for ages, and it's a team is a team sport, so I can't really practice network or at home.

What can you do?

And it's just being with the team and the Gaels I used to do.

Suman and I can't really go anymore because all the leisure centers are closed and I do really miss it and tell me, How is your relationship with your parents changed during locked down?

When you're all often at home and having to work together and accommodate each other?

Tell me Hattie and Jacob, how is it for you?

It builds a more tension because he's like saying each other quite often.

And like sometimes I could get frustrated in that I mean, it is unhealthy, really?

To do the same people for so long.

You need to go on.

If I want to go on a walk, I have to go.

Go on my own.

Just have a little break from everyone.

So what about you, Dylan?

I've actually got on with my parents very well.

We have really similar interests, so it's been quite nice to talk to them more about it.

But it's kind of changed how I socialize because I'm used to socializing with, you know, my parents and not people who are my age.

And but my brother started a little bit harder because he's a lot younger than me.

So he's not had the best time.

What is the most important thing for you about getting back to school?

Probably talking to my friends when we're in the playground, just seeing what have Bean do, what we've been doing and also and just probably do.

You probably do more exercise because I walk to school and walk back.

I'll probably do more exercise.

I think it's like the environment because, like there's some people who, like you can't really talk to a lot when you're back at school, you can see like lots of people and like you get more help.

I think it's the mentality of being in a classroom and being able to focus more rather than in my bedroom is the main thing.

Probably the education, because I'm not getting very much of that because sometimes I'm really not bothered to do work.

But when you're in school, you're kind of forced to do it.

So it's kind of a difficult question because I don't entirely think we should be back in the classroom just because I mean, I'm sure we all understand that like we can't so I try not to think about one thing to be back and because I know that realistically I can't.

So I would prefer that a lot more research and time was spent in tow.

How online learning can be the most effective.

Because right now I think there's a lot of improvements that could be made Madison for you.

What's the most important thing about getting back to school?

Um, claiming, you know, and which is in our option soon.

And I think I'd rather be in school to choose them and get all the information I need about them.

I definitely want to go back to school because of socializing on my education.

But I fully understand the measurements that the government has made Thio keep us all safe and to prevent cases of cove it from rising.

What do you miss most?

I really miss away my friends.

Really?

I miss being with my friends and laughing with, and I think maybe the whole going to school and this'll destruction routine of it.

I think Well, every day now I know I wake up to stay in the house all day, so I just don't There's nothing to look forward to now, except for maybe if you've got an arranged zoom with your friends is the most exciting thing.

But now you wake up and you just know you're gonna be home for the day.