Myself: Hey, great to see you after ages, even though we live so close to each other.
Siam: Yeah, ever since the pandemic hit, it's been tough to go out and hang with friends. I really miss school, you know, just hanging out.
Myself: I noticed you've been MIA for a while now, what have you been up to?
Siam: Been busy with online classes.
Myself: Ah, how are those going for you?
Siam: Pretty well, it's definitely a different experience.
Myself: I'm not a big fan of the idea of online classes though.
Siam: I think our teachers are doing a great job adapting to the virtual format and making sure we don't miss out on anything.
Myself: Sure, but it requires active participation from us. If we don't concentrate, we're lost.
Siam: I see your point, but there are a lot of advantages to it. It's convenient, flexible, provides more individual attention, and it also makes us more independent and self-disciplined.
Myself: I'm not so sure about that last point though. It's hard to know if a student is actually paying attention or just doing other things.
Siam: That's the beauty of it, it forces us to be self-directed and take responsibility for our own learning.
Myself: I guess it's too early to judge. We'll see how it goes in the future.
Siam: My online classes aren't too demanding, so it doesn't make me too busy.
Myself: Really? I feel like I have so much homework that it takes up my entire day.
Siam: It's all about time management, you just need to work on it during the periods when there's nothing else going on.
Myself: Good point, I'll have to try that. Well, it was great catching up with you. Take care.
Siam: You too, have a good one.
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