I went into the school building a few weeks ago to pick-up some things I needed for the remainder of the school year.
I’ve been in the school during the evenings, weekends, and over the summer. When I became a teacher one of the things that fascinated me the most about schools is that they are almost never empty! Evenings bring award ceremonies, sports practices, academic team competitions, and play practices. Weekends bring community groups, sports tournaments, and more play practices. The summer brings conditioning, renovations, elementary sports clubs, and more community groups.
I wasn’t involved in activities after school. I worked and was more involved in church activities than school. So it truly surprised me at how much activity buzzes around a school after 3pm and after the last day of school.
But when I went back a few weeks ago the school was almost completely empty. It was so strange. Eerie, even.
While I was there the period bells rang- which normally triggers an influx of sound. But that day— only silence.
The Ramblings of Paradise 
Such a strange emptiness in those normally bustling school rooms!
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Very true- it makes me appreciate the noise of the passing periods when the halls are packed! 😕
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The one of the library hit me hard 😭😢
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Yes- I got misty-eyed taking the picture. The only time I’ve ever seen it like that was early in the morning. It was sobering to see it that way in the middle of the day on a Tuesday.
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Very sad, The empty library is a tough one! 📚😭
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Hopefully, while living in isolation and lockdown, most of the people had a chance to reflect on their lives. The pandemic was such a wake up call, we no longer can live the way we did before; things need to change, we need to change and become better human beings. Thanks for sharing and have a good day 😀 Aiva
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My film studies students made documentaries about their time in quarantine- and several of them said the same thing- reflection is important and we have to be better/do better. Thanks for your thoughts!
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