After over a year of strange school adaptations, Zoom calls, and new ways of online learning, Camas High School (CHS) students are reeling from the effects of post-Covid-learning. Some students agree that in-person school after the pandemic proved easier than school the year prior, while other students disagree, claiming that teachers are simply giving too much work. 

 Are these adjustments challenging for students because of the transition from online learning to in-person learning, or are teachers simply expecting too much of their students now that they are back?

CHS Sophomore, Mason Fishburn, takes the neutral position on the matter. He said, “there is definitely more (work) than last year, and it’s mostly busywork.” That being said, Fishburn also mentions that in-person learning has been generally easier. “I feel like I’m retaining the things I learn more now.”

This seems to be a popular opinion. Sophomore, Jasmine Corcoran agrees and said, “It’s been easier this year because it’s not online anymore, but I feel like I’m drowning in work.” 

There were a total of four other students that agreed with the increase in workload since last year, and another three that found learning easier despite it. It seems like students are trying to find the positive even in the negative. 

Some students completely disagree, though, saying that teachers are assigning too much work and it isn’t beneficial to their learning at all. Sophomore, Sophia Brown, says, “It’s so much more (work), and it’s affecting my mental health negatively.” 

Sophomore, Maggy Rehr agrees with Brown. “I don’t have time after school for anything I want to do, it’s just too much.”

The lack of time appears to be a recurring complaint in CHS students.  Junior, Issac Sandoval said, “I have more work this year, especially in history. I don’t have much time after school anymore, especially with football.”

There are a handful of students that completely disagree with the increase in workload, though. Junior, Ryan Roberts said, “I’ve had less work now that I’ve come back. I think the transition makes people think it (workload) was heavy, but I’ve gotten used to it now.”

Camas High School students all have very different opinions when it comes to the post-pandemic workload. There isn’t one ‘correct’ perspective on it, but the majority of students agree that teachers seem to be assigning more work to make up for the previous year lost. 

Despite all this, CHS students are still trying their best to adapt to the changing education, and reel from the hectic, Covid-plagued year that continues to affect us even now.