COVID-19

[DatSciolyBoi]

just got a update from the district, what was supposed to be a 2-week stretch has been extended to May 1. I don't think I can do this oof

[Creationist127]

just got a update from the district, what was supposed to be a 2-week stretch has been extended to May 1. I don't think I can do this oof

Same. My school just sent out an announcement that we genuinely have to do e-learning now, instead of just having assignments posted online... my question is, what’s the difference?

[Giantpants]

just got a update from the district, what was supposed to be a 2-week stretch has been extended to May 1. I don't think I can do this oof

Same. My school just sent out an announcement that we genuinely have to do e-learning now, instead of just having assignments posted online... my question is, what’s the difference?

At least for my school, "e-learning" has involved calls with teachers where they can screen share and talk about material and we can unmute and answer/ask questions. It's convenient and probably just as effective as being in school, but it's kinda boring. It's been a week of this and I'm starting to miss actual school quite a bit, but what can be done

We have at least 1.5 more weeks of it though... hooray lol

[Things2do]

If I were to be honest, I don't really care about COVID-19. I can't tell if I'm just being calm, or if I'm in denial.

My mom is always reading the numbers of cases aloud. I think the expected reaction is shock, fear, anxiety, or at least an "omg that's pretty bad." My mom is very much worried about the disease. My dad is worried about the economical impacts of this. My sister just plays league all day but she gets mad at me whenever I say I don't care about coronavirus. Whenever people talk about coronavirus I kinda tune them out. And sometimes it gets to a point where I become annoyed or irritated whenever people tell me news about the virus. Being an avgeek, I am slightly concerned about the airlines. But even still, it's not the only thing on my mind all the time.

There was a kid at my school who tested positive. They were in school for four days with flu-like symptoms. AND I'M STILL NOT WORRIED.

Is there something wrong with me?????

As long as you don't visit anyone susceptible to the virus, you shouldn't have anything to worry about... As for the news, I watched about 10 seconds and switched over to the Flintstones...

Regarding the economy, I'm wishing I had enough money to start buying cruise line stock. Unless they go belly up, which I say is unlikely, their stock's gonna go back up to the $50 it was at when this started. And, if you hold 100 shares or more, you can get u to $250 worth of onboard credits on cruises... At current rates, you could theoretically make up what it would cost to buy that much stock in just 4 cruises. The same applies to RCL, which is down to $23.64 from their peak at about $130 in late December.

Disclaimer: I am not responsible for any losses, financial or otherwise, incurred by anyone following the above advice. If you follow any of what is listed in this post, and you lose money, you should not have taken financial advice from a broke 16 year old.

[Creationist127]

So have you all heard about the AP exams?
Based on what CollegeBoard wrote... I think they're shortening them all, cutting out topics, and allowing them to be taken at home? Am I reading this right?

[SilverBreeze]

So have you all heard about the AP exams?
Based on what CollegeBoard wrote... I think they're shortening them all, cutting out topics, and allowing them to be taken at home? Am I reading this right?

Yep, and some of them (APCSP, for example) have no test.

[MoMoney$$$;)0)]

So have you all heard about the AP exams?
Based on what CollegeBoard wrote... I think they're shortening them all, cutting out topics, and allowing them to be taken at home? Am I reading this right?

Yep, and some of them (APCSP, for example) have no test.

Estoy muy contento, pero están tomando las puntuaciones de los proyectos para nuestra puntuación AP.

[MTV<=>Operator]

So have you all heard about the AP exams?
Based on what CollegeBoard wrote... I think they're shortening them all, cutting out topics, and allowing them to be taken at home? Am I reading this right?

That seems to be the case. My AP physics teacher said that this is all subject to change though and they may decide not to shorten them. I'm just concerned about colleges still giving credit for the course if significant subject matter was not tested on the exam. It does say that colleges will still give credit, but something tells me they may give tests upon entry to determine whether students should receive credit.
As far as I know, they haven't released any details on the format of each test, so I'm assuming they're still figuring it out. They did mention something about anti-plagiarism software, so I'm assuming the AP English and History tests will still have writing portions.
Also no circuits on the AP physics A test

[Torchic]

Illinois is now "shelter in place"
Literally can't leave the house for anything other than groceries, gas, or the pharmacy.
Basically can't schedule an appointment for anything unless it is important.
And many people can't go to their jobs

[gz839918]

Is it just me... or does anybody else think a lot of these measures aren't helping because they only address the future?

Although not really what's happening, this half-tongue-in-cheek dialogue seems to summarize the mood of school districts and universities:
Mon: "Coronavirus is looking pretty bad, better switch to online classes for March."
Tues: "It's getting worse. We should cancel April classes too and move online."
Wed: "The nationwide cases grew by 100 today. Let's cancel graduation just for good measure."
Thur: "The nationwide cases grew by another 100 today. Let's also cancel June summer school and study abroad for good measure."
Fri: "Cases still grew by 100 today. We're going to cancel July summer programs too just to be even more safe."
Sat: "Uh-oh, today cases grew by another 100. Don't worry, we're already brainstorming for what we'll do in August."

I strongly support canceling in-person classes, but can our current data really extrapolate to August? These "countermeasures" are so reactive that they have little real power—the only work done is imaginary work fancied by the minds of university administrators, because July and August cancellations don't really change the present.

Meanwhile, proactive countermeasures to protect students right now are ignored. For college students, the same administrators who made the decisions above are also responsible for decisions like "please return back to campus within the next XYZ hours so that you can move your stuff out of dorms." I'm fortunate that UNC gave a move-out deadline of the end of the semester, but some universities gave their students only 48 hours to pack and leave. Given how crowded my residence hall was during move-in, I'm sure move-out would have been horrible for social distancing if move-out happened in just 48 hours.

They did mention something about anti-plagiarism software, so I'm assuming the AP English and History tests will still have writing portions.
Also no circuits on the AP physics A test

I don't think AP English and History exams ever get scanned by plagiarism checkers because they're all handwritten, and even with OCR that'd be a cumbersome task. I believe the antiplagiarism software (Turnitin) is only used for AP Capstone.

rip physics A