Ravens struggle to balance work and school

by Jonathan Grenier

Multiple FPU students reported having trouble trying to balance work and school.

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Although students are now completely in online learning, some students still have to go to work. Essential employees, as they are deemed by the government, must still attend work despite the corona virus. Some of these students did not work during the normal school semester, but have to work once they return home for various reasons.

FPU sophomore Ciersten Palumbo works at Giunta’s Meat Farms in Holbrook, NY while still attending classes online. “It is hard for me to find a balance between work and school because there is a lot of homework being given out,” Palumbo said. “I usually do most of my homework on a day that I am not working because I never feel like doing homework after working.”

She is not the only one trying to balance the work load. Freshman Noah Sandonato works at the local Hannaford in Claremont, NH. He began to work again due to a need for money while being home. He said, “The balance between school work and work during this time has not been easy but I manage it by planning out days ahead once I receive my schedule to do school work.”

For these two working students, the consensus is the same. Since the virus sent students home, work load has gone up. Polumbo said, “The work load my professors are giving are quite heavy. I think they are giving too much work, in fact, I am doing more work at home than I have at school.”

Sandonato said, “I think it is a bit more work than when we were in school but it seems to make up for the missed instruction time.”

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J1 student Jonathan Grenier is working to hear the experiences of fellow FPU students through his journalism pieces.