As EBHS makes the shift to distance learning amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, students and staff find themselves having to recreate a classroom setting in the comfort of their own homes. Uprooting a daily routine can be difficult, but with so many places at home to choose from, EBHS students and staff have a variety of locations to set a new routine to get their distance learning done right.

In a survey conducted of 50 EBHS members, 68% prefer to work in their bedroom, 14% each like to work in either their kitchen or a home office, and 4% prefer a location other than those listed.

So: why our bedrooms? Senior Vanessa Russo expresses her preference for this workspace as it provides the motivation to get work done quickly: “I do my schoolwork right when I wake up and finish very quickly. So it’s like I finished school before my day even starts.”

Others, like senior Ethan Moss, see their bedroom as a place reserved for relaxing and winding down and prefer more structure to their workspace in order to stay focused. “I need to be able to separate where I hang out and sleep from where I am going to be productive and get school assignments done.”

While it will take some self-discipline and a routine to get used to, creating a unique space to learn in your own home is important in moving forward in these unprecedented times.