The Biggest Takeaways About My Students Amid COVID-19 Transition

The year 2020 has already proven to be a rocky year filled with encountering and coping with unimaginable obstacles. It’s no doubt that the coronavirus has affected every person worldwide in one form or another. It has forced us to accept unwanted changes as we adapt to the new norms in our lives. One such change is the transition from face-to-face instruction to virtual instruction. Often the focus is to hear about what students have learned from their professors in their classes. Nowadays, I find myself in a reverse role, as I have found myself learning from my students since this COVID-19 transition.  Here are the most important conclusions I’ve taken away from this experience after observing and researching 76 of my students during this transition: