Zoom school replaces in-person learning during pandemic

Examining various perspectives about instruction through a screen

Tanish Mendki, Michelle Chen, Sophia Chen, Justine Ha, Krish Dev, Suraj Gangaram, Matthew Yoshimoto, and Devin Gupta
September 19, 2020

With distance learning and spending hours on Zoom for school, there are multiple perspectives to students’ life as they try to learn during the pandemic. Click the following link to read more: https://elestoque.org/ThroughTheScreen/

About the Writers

Tanish Mendki, News Editor

Tanish is currently a senior and a third-year news editor for El Estoque. In his free time, he enjoys hanging out with friends and watching any random shows and movies.

Michelle Chen, Co-editor-in-chief

Michelle is currently a senior and co-editor-in-chief for El Estoque. Outside of journalism, her interests include percussion and volleyball. In her free time, she enjoys going on walks with her family and their two dogs.

Sophia Chen, Copy Editor

Sophia Chen is currently a senior and a copy editor on El Estoque. She enjoys running and playing basketball. In her free time, she watches YouTube. She recently started to listen to podcasts, including The Bright Sessions, Paradoxica, TANIS and The Magnus Archives.

Justine Ha, Managing Editor

Justine Ha is currently a senior and a managing editor for El Estoque. She enjoys taking photos, producing videos, driving to nearby beaches and viewpoints in the Bay Area, and exploring new cafes with friends.

Krish Dev, Co-Editor-in-Chief

Krish is currently a senior and a co-editor-in-chief for El Estoque; he has been on staff for three years and was an opinion editor as a sophomore and a website editor as a junior. When he is not taking pictures or working on stories, he enjoys traveling to new places, learning trivia and keeping up with the latest world news.

Suraj Gangaram, Staff Writer

Suraj is currently a senior and staff writer for El Estoque. He is team captain of his local community robotics team, the Popcorn Penguins (#6238) and a varsity member of the MVHS Track & Field team. In his free time, he enjoys tracking the stock market, building just about anything he can get his hands on, and going mountain driving.

Matthew Yoshimoto, Managing Editor

Matthew is currently a senior and managing editor for El Estoque. In his free time, he enjoys going on hikes at Rancho San Antonio, spending time with his family and friends, watching The Office and listening to music.

Devin Gupta, Managing and Web Editor

Devin is currently a senior and a third-year staff writer, managing editor and website editor for El Estoque. In his free time, he enjoys skateboarding and watching Star Trek.