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Some pre-held opinions that matched my interpretation of the research material would be that online school would be a viable solution in the future.  Before COVID-19, many classes offered at colleges or universities were not online because the university said that it wouldn't be possible.  Now that we are in a pandemic, all those classes that students were told couldn't be taken online, are now online.  This shows that universities are trying to take as much money from you as possible by making it seem necessary to spend that much money to attend a class, in which most of the material can be found on wikipedia or youtube.  Even if things go back to normal, universities should still offer the entry level classes online so students don't have to spend so much money if they don't want to.  This would allow more access to education across the world to more demographics.  Some divergent options that I came across are the fact that a lot of students prefer go...

Currently I'm caught up in my research journey.  I have five pages completed of my research paper.  I feel pretty accomplished at the moment.  I made more progress than I thought I would this week to be honest.  Next week I'm going to most likely finish the paper, or at least a rough final. 

In this collaboration, I've gained some insight in how to approach my research paper!  I've found some new citation creators and overall had a good experience.  New research methods have come to light as well.  We talked about Space X and Starlink and fast internet across the globe. 

MEMORANDUM TO:                    Richard Becker FROM:              Jean-Michael Dapena RE:                    Research Findings DATE:               MAY 22, 2020 This memorandum is to share a brief summary of research articles for a paper on COVID-19 and how it's affecting students and schools, and what should be done to remedy the situation for the time being. Background In the beginning of 2020, someone in an unsanitary chinese food market in the Wuhan Province of China.  They contracted a novel coronavirus called COVID-19, which quickly spread across the world and became a pandemic.  This has affected college students all across the world, as most of them have had to move back with their parents and do distance learning. How it can be helped.  Since universities are affected by...

Welcome back to my progress report!  Currently, in my research journey, I'm probably where I need to be.  Working on the rough draft of this paper seems rather easy enough.  I have a bunch of ideas and facts as to where to go with this paper.  Hopefully it will live up to my mental expectations.  I'm glad I chose a new topic because information is constantly available as I need it.  The downside is that information is also changing, because this virus is so new we constantly have new theories and new information about it. Next week I'm hoping to finish the rough draft and maybe start writing the final copy and work on my presentation.

Currently, the sources that I have found for my paper all support each other.  I'm still not sure how exactly I'm going to tackle the topic, but I have a few ideas.  I want to include my distance learning plan that I had mentioned in lab. Here's the plan. Since universities are affected by COVID-19 and everyone's learning has changed drastically, I believe it's the sole duty of the university/colleges to provide the necessary learning tools for their students.  Since barely any universities are lowering their tuition significantly, they have money to spare.  For students who don't already have a laptop at home, the university either provide the laptop as a rental, or give the students a significant chunk of their money back so they may purchase one for themselves.  The university IT department should provide the students with a list of specifications and suggested laptops for use at school if they choose to purchase their own.  Rented laptops will be ren...

Currently, I'm working on writing parts of the paper here and there.  Currently, all I have is the thesis and introduction for my paper.  Not enjoying this one bit.  It's hard to find a quiet place to study lately but I'm working through it. I made less progress than I expected this week but I'm not too worried.  Next week I intend to have at least two pages done for my paper.