Words: Angela Mae Moreno

The year 2020 started out fairly normal as ever for students. Undergrad students waiting for a level up and graduating students eager to well, graduate! Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked… oops! Wrong story!

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Everything changed when the COVID-19 pandemic became a worldwide crisis and had a major blow on education.  Hence, education shifted to e-learning or online learning.

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As many students are used to e-learning, here are some types of students during online class. What type of student are you during this era of e-learning? Let’s check it out. 

The Mister/Miss Punctuality

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Always early and on time. Their cameras are always on and they are very attentive. Often, it’s just them and the professor who go in first because well, punctuality!

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The Ninja

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How can we forget the special breed of classmates who are seemingly online in class but are also sharing memes on Facebook, tweeting their sentiments on Twitter, or busy playing mobile games? Some have this special talent that even if the teacher calls them to recite or read, they would still know what to do.

The Foodie

Food is life, life is food. That’s the motto of foodies who eat during online lectures. If the teacher requires the class to open their mic, they stealthily turn it off, grab a bite, and go on with the lecture as if they aren’t chewing something. The Foodie population increases during classes held on breakfast hours or lunch time.

But hey, who could blame them? It's hard to function with an empty stomach, you know.

The Buffer

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If Major Tom was having problems with his circuit and can’t connect to the Ground Control, these students are having problems with their internet connection. In the middle of the class, they go poof… and they are gone with wind. And come back again. And gone again. And back again… only to find out the class is already finished. Can’t blame these students though, the internet in the Philippines is the real headache! 

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The Avatar

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A true rare breed, he is the Aang of online class; The Last Airbender of his kind, The “I Got My Sanity Together” Bender. Attends online class dressed, upkept, ate their meal and SHOWERED. (Yes, emphasis on the word showered because let’s face it; we just rise from our bed, fix our hair a little, remove some eye boogers, open our computers and say “Good morning, Professor!”)

The FrankenZombie

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The complete opposite of the Avatar. Their motto in life is “Eh, they can’t smell me through the monitor!”

Often they have a cup of coffee by their side. (And is probably wearing yesterday’s shirt and no pants on)

The Incognito

Their camera and mic are ALWAYS off. And when they do open their camera, it’s just their silhouette that can be seen. It’s as if they are there physically but not mentally or they are just some really shy folks. Either way, they don’t cause disruption… They are just simply there.  

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