{"id":6285,"date":"2020-05-18T08:45:50","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T13:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/?p=6285"},"modified":"2020-05-21T17:15:39","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T22:15:39","slug":"ode-to-tsp-covid-19-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/2020\/05\/18\/ode-to-tsp-covid-19-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Ode to TSP: COVID-19 Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In “celebration” of the most challenging academic semester of our lives, our summer grad editor Amy August challenged herself to write a column based only on recent and classic TSP titles. Here’s what she produced. Feel free to link to actual stories along the way!   <\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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As the Coronavirus pandemic spread, Krogers experienced a toilet paper shortage. Photo by Danielteolijr<\/a> via Wikipedia<\/a>. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

During the Coronavirus Pandemic<\/a>, it would be ludicrous to claim that there were No Big Surprises in the First Month<\/a>. From the beginning, it started to seem like  We Are Living In A Computer Simulation<\/a> and that Computer Voices<\/a> are \u201cCalling the Shots:\u201d<\/a> We had to \u201cTake Courage,\u201d<\/a> they said. And so we asked ourselves Why We are Uncomfortable Talking to Our Computers<\/a>, and Whose Problem Is It?<\/a> that we don\u2019t have enough toilet paper. How can we continue Squatting with Dignity in India<\/a> and everywhere else without Some Resources<\/a> that are absolutely necessary? We started to imagine The bathroom of the future,<\/a> pondering topics like, just How does a waterless urinal work?<\/a> (But, then again, What\u2019s Ikea for?<\/a> if not supplying answers to these Big Questions<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education Under COVID-19<\/a> has changed as well, and even though our own American Parents Emphasize Hard Work<\/a>, we\u2019re still not used to seeing that Caring is Work<\/a>. As teachers and TAs, there are at least Three Reasons You Might Be Exhausted Right Now<\/a>, but probably many more. Nobody is good enough<\/a>, and we may accomplish Perfection, but not Brilliance<\/a>, no matter what we do. It seems that Students of All Backgrounds Prefer Teachers of Color<\/a>, but also Community Building in the Classroom<\/a>. After all, Online learning will be hard for kids whose schools close \u2013 and the digital divide will make it even harder for some of them<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We keep trying to be The Way We Still Never Were<\/a>, but \u201cDoing Nothing\u201d During the COVID-19 Suspension of <\/a>everything is not an option. Merely acclimating to the new  \u201cNormal\u201d Is Not Good Enough<\/a>. We must engage in Spring Cleaning<\/a>, Food Shopping<\/a>, and succumb to The Drain of Doing the Dishes<\/a>. Make sure to Do Your Chores (Whatever They Are)<\/a>, lest you wind up living in a Care Vacuum<\/a>. There really is No Rest for the Weary<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, we have entered a time When Breadwinning Is Not Enough<\/a>; now we have to be Superheroes<\/a> at work as well. We stretch the Definition of \u2019Hero\u2019<\/a> when we say, \u201c This guy is my new hero!<\/a>\u201d everytime we go to the grocery store or convenient care. Yet we still don\u2019t know How to Honor our Heroes<\/a> adequately, and these Changes in How and When We Die<\/a> are hard to handle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But depending on Where You\u2019re From?<\/a> you may now face Too Many Choices<\/a> with regard to your time. Some of us have traded in Working for the Long Weekend<\/a> for the indefinite future. The appropriate answer to the question, \u201cWhose Time is it?<\/a>\u201d: your time! Some of us have managed to combine Work + Leisure = Weisure<\/a> quite effectively, after all. Others have used the time to become YouTuber Influencers<\/a>. (What is an internet celebrity anyway?<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While some may be writing odes On Graduate School Misery<\/a>, the TSP editors and grad board have handled all of this with Creative Resistance<\/a> and The beauty and strength of Wonder Woman<\/a>. As they say, The More Things Change<\/a>. And we\u2019ve gotta be at least Halfway There<\/a> by now. To this, I say, Frack Yes<\/a>! and make a (hopefully) Graceful Exit<\/a>. 
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