{"id":366428,"date":"2023-05-16T09:31:06","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T07:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/?p=366428"},"modified":"2025-02-24T22:06:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T20:06:13","slug":"loadshedding-and-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/lifestyle\/loadshedding-and-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Loadshedding and Learning: When you’re in the dark!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wake up \u2013 its loadshedding. I go to school \u2013 it\u2019s loadshedding. I come back from school \u2013 its loadshedding. I go to sleep \u2013 its loadshedding and it feels like my life is constantly engulfed in a cycle of darkness. It\u2019s not enjoyable. It\u2019s affecting businesses, household and myself, as a student.<\/p>\n

Here are just a few ways loadshedding has impacted my education.<\/p>\n

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    Loadshedding In School.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You\u2019d assume it\u2019d be nice when your teacher announces that there\u2019s no electricity so they can no longer project the notes on the board. Sure, at first it was! But now we are constantly having to adapt our lessons to fit the unpredictable loadshedding schedule. Worksheets have to be printed during certain times and in many cases aren\u2019t printed because we don\u2019t know when the power will come back. It feels like a scramble, for both us and the teachers, to ensure that all the content is covered properly and is organized with all the instability that loadshedding has caused.<\/p>\n

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      Loadshedding and Homework<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Most of the time there is no power when I come back from school. On the rare days that we do have power, the number one question on my mind is \u201cMum, what time is loadshedding?\u201d<\/p>\n

      It\u2019s vital to know when loadshedding is going to strike in order to plan how I’m going to do my homework. I cannot do it in the dark because even with emergency lights, it is still a huge hassle. If there\u2019s online homework, where I have to type something up, then it\u2019s a rush to ensure that the devices are charged. The worst is when I have to print something for the next day but ESKOM strikes and now I\u2019m in a sticky situation. Its an understatement to say that planning homework with loadshedding is stressful.<\/p>\n

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        Loadshedding and Studying<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Similarly to homework, I have to constantly plan around the unpredictable loadshedding schedule. The difference here is that there is a lot more stress attached to it. Planning only gets me so far, and since I write two cycle tests every week, I find myself having to push through the darkness and spend nights studying in the dark. There\u2019s something awfully draining about being encompassed by darkness and only having an emergency light to help me read my notes. The eye strain is REAL.<\/p>\n

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          Loadshedding and Social Life<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          I’m no social butterfly but for my peers that are, they\u2019re finding it rather difficult to find time to actually call and catch up with friends because someone or the other always has loadshedding. In my case, its hard to not only catch up with my friends but also to do group projects without actually seeing one another in person. There is never a time when everyone has power and its near-impossible to plan a time. If majority of us do, by some miracle, have electricity, there\u2019s nearly always someone that is going to be left in the dark (literally and figuratively)<\/p>\n

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            Loadshedding and My Mental Health!<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            There are so many feelings and emotions that I\u2019m sure many of us feel regarding the loadshedding situation. There\u2019s this ever-looming stress of having to plan around a schedule that is constantly changing. There\u2019s a feeling of anxiety about whether or not your work is going to get done on time while constantly adapting to all the changes. There\u2019s also a push to be creative and find ways of managing life as a student in this crisis.<\/p>\n

            As you can see, there are numerous ways that I, and I’m sure other students continue to affected by loadshedding. It\u2019s stressful, its draining and its not easy. Ideally, we shouldn\u2019t have to go through this but here we go again, and the most we can do is push through, try to stay positive and just do our best to make the best of our situation. If anything, we’re building resilience and proving that we can get through anything.<\/p>\n

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