French Students Physical Education

January 2021 rustlernews.com LES ETUDIANTS FRANCAIS TIENNENT LE COUP 09 by Lucie Michel, staff writer

Amel Ammar and Ema Harroue have home but still have to take exams. and bolder.” multiple common points -- they are “Most of the people were able to COVID is not the only issue

French, they are 18, and they finished physically get to work and practice it in France currently, it is also high school earlier this year and are almost normally; others could strengthening distinct problems. now starting to fly on their own. They go out if they had a certificate, Lately French people have been also have something in common with at the end of the day students demonstrating a lot against a Rustlers, Montanans, Americans, and were the most penalized one,” new law supposed to protect everyone else. They are experiencing Harroue says. policemen from being recorded.

COVID and all its effects. Harroue is currently The law is the result of a

Ammar is a student at Arts working from home full growing number of videos taken Décoratifs in Paris looking forward to time, while Ammar has the during quarantine time showing working in the animation sector. authorization to go to college how violent repressions and

Harroue is in the city of Rennes for some of her art workshops. unfair controls against targeted studying a French curriculum called Harroue confesses she is really populations are being used by Licence en Littérature Langue et in a situation of failure right order forces to make people

Civilisations Etrangères et Régionales. now. She said she can hardly respect COVID restrictions. Its American equivalent motivate herself, and Ammar, who really feels would be a bachelor’s degree staying home all day long concerned by the situation, in English language and is not helping her. She claims: “COVID increases more culture. has even decided lately than ever the inequity and

At the beginning of to change her course of inequality on so many levels, November, French President studies. not that it’s not important, but Emmanuel Macron gave a Harroue and Ammar, Ema Harroue it’s not new, unfortunately.” speech ordering people to like most of the French Concerning the future of quarantine for a month. In students when they start post- these two French girls, it is strongly December, Macron talked high school studies, left the uncertain. Harroue is worried she will again and gave his new family cocoon/nest and got their not even be able to reorientate and conditions for living. France own place. What they are going is too scared to look forward, while went to its first quarantine through is already a pivotal period Ammar is worried about the artistic from March to May. For in life without any pandemic, and cultural domain falling apart since this second quarantine, where you have to learn how it’s not considered vital. restrictions were lightened to be independent and to deal However, as the pandemic goes a lot, leaving not only with adult responsibilities. When on, they are also learning about the students but every asked how they are dealing with themselves and life. French citizen wondering the situation, Ammar answers: “It’s OK to say stop. You don’t about the benefit and the “I feel overwhelmed, exhausted have to assume all the world’s inconsistencies of some of the Amel Ammar and irritable more than before, diseases without rest. Rest is part of measures. While high school really stressed, anxious and the process,” Ammar said. “Let’s just students had to go to class without worried,” Ammar said. “There is more cherish our emotions otherwise we any exams, older students like Ammar pressure, feels like the world expects lost a precious part of humanity.” and Harroue are mostly working from us to be more than enough, stronger COVID-19 IMPACTS PE CLASSES by Lucie Michel, Madison McMurphey, staff writers At CMR, the PE teachers once a week it’s not very much had to adapt themselves a lot to even when we’re talking about face the pandemic. getting in shape,” PE teacher Staff have to respect a lot Paula Olsen said. of new sanitation instructions and PE classes for students it creates multiple issues including during remote learning is another the number of students allowed challenge. Some students choose in the locker rooms, cleaning and to stay home and not come to spraying every equipment used, school anymore, teachers still and having to keep masks on have to continuously create during exercises. special assignments for them. New block schedules have Despite all of this, also impacted PE classes because students seem to stay motivated students now have a lot less time and enjoy time when they can still Students play volleyball and badminton on for sport. have physical activities. PE offers Dec.4. Photo by Madison McMurphey. “I feel like the kids don’t them the opportunity to take it get enough gym. There are some out and get their mind away from weeks that they only get one PE. this crazy time in history. If you’re working on something