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<blockquote data-quote="GlamB" data-source="post: 27654" data-attributes="member: 4029"><p>I agree with this. I do understand where Jessica is coming from. It's just that sometimes things are not that easy. It's not just about having a working space at your home/having wifi. I've been working with students from disadvantaged backgrounds at my uni for the past two years and frankly, some of the challenges they have to deal with are unimaginable. We have students who don't have their own laptop and have to use loaned ones from the uni library. When the uni closed down and we were all sent home, a lot of them were left without anything they could use to do their work or having to share an old family computer with 3 other siblings. We have students trying to finish their essays on their phones because there is no other way for them to do it and the only support given to them by the university was to defer the year.</p><p></p><p>A lot of students are from very unsupportive families/abusive households where parents don't understand the value of education/internship opportunities. I had students calling me sobbing because they were left with all the caring responsibilities for their siblings, others telling me about their parents being verbally abusive to them and using them as free maids. These students are struggling to do their uni work let alone a virtual internship.</p><p></p><p>Is this the norm for the majority of the student population? Absolutely not but there are still students who have to deal with this sort of things and I can't imagine any of them being able to perform as well as if they were in the office or even in their uni halls. On the other hand, students like me who have a supportive family, their own room/working space and a laptop would clearly have an advantage. I understand that sometimes there's not much the firms can do other than go virtual and that's fine but let's not frame this debate as ''you should be able to adapt'' because for some people it's just not possible. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Just thought I would add another point of view. This is an unprecedented situation not only for the firms but also for the students. Let's hope it soon passes and we'll be able to get at least some of the normality back! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GlamB, post: 27654, member: 4029"] I agree with this. I do understand where Jessica is coming from. It's just that sometimes things are not that easy. It's not just about having a working space at your home/having wifi. I've been working with students from disadvantaged backgrounds at my uni for the past two years and frankly, some of the challenges they have to deal with are unimaginable. We have students who don't have their own laptop and have to use loaned ones from the uni library. When the uni closed down and we were all sent home, a lot of them were left without anything they could use to do their work or having to share an old family computer with 3 other siblings. We have students trying to finish their essays on their phones because there is no other way for them to do it and the only support given to them by the university was to defer the year. A lot of students are from very unsupportive families/abusive households where parents don't understand the value of education/internship opportunities. I had students calling me sobbing because they were left with all the caring responsibilities for their siblings, others telling me about their parents being verbally abusive to them and using them as free maids. These students are struggling to do their uni work let alone a virtual internship. Is this the norm for the majority of the student population? Absolutely not but there are still students who have to deal with this sort of things and I can't imagine any of them being able to perform as well as if they were in the office or even in their uni halls. On the other hand, students like me who have a supportive family, their own room/working space and a laptop would clearly have an advantage. I understand that sometimes there's not much the firms can do other than go virtual and that's fine but let's not frame this debate as ''you should be able to adapt'' because for some people it's just not possible. Just thought I would add another point of view. This is an unprecedented situation not only for the firms but also for the students. Let's hope it soon passes and we'll be able to get at least some of the normality back! :) [/QUOTE]
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