HOW STUDENTS COME ACROSS,

FIGHT THE TROUBLE AND

DIFFICULTY WHILE IN
QUARANTINE
Janice Mae B. Sampayan

Juan G. Macaraeg National High School

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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: Research conduct to reach out to a student experience during the quarantine held in
March 2020 to December 2021.

METHODS: A one-on-one interview that captured the live experience of a teenager

RESULTS: An insightful about what did the student/teenager did to be beneficial while in
midst of anxiety or even depression that many other teenagers are facing while in quarantine last
year.

DISCUSSION: Using the interview with the student we tackle about how she/he did overcome
the difficulties, and what she did to improve or adapt to the new normal brought by covid-19.We
also discuss what prevention and new hobbies she/he did to be productive when the schools are
closed and learning in face-to-face is prohibited.

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INTRODUCTION
A COVID-19 epidemic began in Wuhan, Hubei, in December 2019.Province, and then quickly
spread throughout China and the world, worldwide.1 COVID-19's global expansion has had a
significant influence, impact affected populations' daily lives. As the epicenter of the epidemic.
After a brief pause, China soon embraced the most comprehensive, thorough, and long-term
strategy available. In the face of this public health threat, stringent preventative and control
measures are required emergency. Traditional "non-medical" methods of measles prevention and
controlures, such as city closure, communal isolation, and pop-culture suspension ulation
movement has shown impressive achievements.
Covid 19 striked and infiltrated the Philippines on 30th of January 2020. On that day a 38-year-old
Chinese woman was confined at San Larozo Hospital in Metro Manila, and the first ever recorded
covid case in the country. In Wuhan, China, the first SARS-Covid illnesses were detected. The
source of viral transmission to humans, as well as whether the virus became harmful before or
after the spillover event, are unknown.

Although children and teenagers appear to be less susceptible to severe COVID-19 symptoms,
the epidemic has wreaked havoc on their lives in other ways. Adolescents may find social
isolation and disruption of normal school routines particularly difficult.

School closures, being stuck at home with family members, and not being able to visit friends and
peers have the greatest impact on adolescents. Adults and adolescents have various
developmental demands. Teenagers are at a point in their lives when they are particularly
interested in making new friends and disconnecting from their parents. As a result, they
experience COVID-19 social distance needs differently than adults. Some adolescents, depending
on their age and developmental stage, may struggle to comprehend what the epidemic truly
means and how it affects their lives.

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RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. Describe your life during pandemic.
2. Describe your experiences during pandemic.
3. What are your struggles and frustrations during the pandemic?
4. What are adjustments you did in order to cope up you with the challenges brought by the
pandemic?

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METHODOLOGY
In this interpretative qualitative research captured live experience of a teenager during the quarantine
lockdown with their method to adapt and accept the new normal brought by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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APPENDIX
Interviewee: Jasmin G. Sampayan

Interviewer: Janice Mae B. Sampayan

Date of interview: May 20,2020

Location of interview: Sto. Nino Binalonan, Pangasinan

List of acronyms: JS=Jasmin Sampayan, IN=Interviewer

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IN: Describe your life during pandemic.

JS: Uhmm…During pandemic I describe my life as new chapter in a book. When the pandemic
hit, I knew it would change my life. It’s like discovering something new.

IN: Uhmm...Describe your experiences during pandemic.

JS: Uhmm…My experiences during pandemic were both happy and sad at the same time it’s
frustrating, because uhmm... as I spend time with my family it allowed us to ahh...have bond but
uhmm. most of the time w-we argued uhmm... especially with my siblings. Uhmm…It’s
annoying because I can’t go outside to relax and socialized with my friends.

IN: Next. What are your struggles and frustrations about, during the pandemic?

JS: Uhmm…As I said, uhm. It frustrate me that I can’t socialized with my friends outside and I
struggle about my productivity. Uhmm…pandemic made me lazy and think a lot makes me
uhmm…stressed.

IN: Okay…What are adjustments you did in order to cope up your…with the challenges brought
by the pandemic?

JS: Uhmm…in order to cope up with the challenges brought by the pandemic I allow my self to
be productive in life. Uhm. I focused on the things that will make my life peaceful and more
importantly I prioritize my physical and mental health.

IN: Okay, thank you very much.

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