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INTRO May I introduce you to the worst years of my life when COVID hit and schools shut down everything changed suddenly I was learning from home cut off right in the middle of 6th grade in 2020 my COVID years lasted until may of 2022 8th grade when I was homeschooled I began to re build my self

PARAGRAPH 1 homeschooling was confusing and isolating it separated me from friends, teachers and the daily routine that I was used to without the structure that school provided to guide me my motivation grades and education took a hit i developed depression and even found my self struggling with social anxiety the lack of a public social life and academic support made me feel lost.

PARAGRAPH 2 Meanwhile during this time I grew as a student and more importantly as a person I had to change my learning styles I had to become more self reliant on learning the material as it was hard to get a teacher available to help i had to become more responsible with my work I had to keep track when papers were due, I had to manage my time and I even became more responsible outside of school at home with my schedule wide open my household responsibilities grew I was now responsible for things that I didn't used to be like cleaning the house feeding my dogs and even cooking while my parents were at work. I started realizing like alot of people that I couldn't control the situation but I can control how I responded to it.

PARAGRAPH 3 also during this time I adopted a new hobby gaming back then it was a way to escape lonely reality but now I realize that it was a way to connect with people and more importantly it was a great way to translate it to my school work because just like in the game I had to develop strategies to level up my learning. Each subject felt like a different game it has its own way to break it down and a approach from a different angle it helped me stay patient when stuck on a problem. And Gaming helped me develop a mindset of perseverance and problem solving that I now use in and out of school.

CONCLUSION now moving on to the next step in my life college looking back those 2 years were bad but they shaped me more then I could have imagined they forced me to grow quicker then usual think independently and be more resilent while I wouldn't want to relive those days I am greatful