The Class of COVID-19 explained
The Class of COVID-19: Insights from the Inside is a collection of writing about the COVID-19 pandemic by students from Cliffside Park High School, in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, published on 2 June 2020. It contains pieces by forty-six students and was edited by Cliffside Park High School English teacher Shawn Adler. The collection was brought together, according to Adler, so that "people have this as a primary document for as long as they are learning about what we're going through in history."[1]
The book has attracted national press coverage in the United States from CNN,[2] the Wall Street Journal,[3] NBC Nightly News,[4] People, Yahoo,[5] Al Día,[6] and other outlets. It has also garnered praise from a range of New Jersey politicians, including Governor Phil Murphy,[7] U.S. Senator Cory Booker,[8] and Representative Bill Pascrell.[9] A second volume, with twenty-four new pieces of writing by different student authors, appeared in January 2021.
Notes and References
- News: Goldstein. Joelle. 2020-06-25. N.J. High School Students Pen Powerful Memoir About Living Through COVID-19: 'We Are Resilient'. People. 2021-08-22.
- News: Coombs. Khadean . 2021-01-26. These high schoolers turned their tough experiences during the pandemic into powerful memoirs. CNN. 2021-08-22.
- News: Brody. Leslie. 2021-01-07. High School Students' Personal Essays Turn Into a Memoir: 'The Class of Covid-19' . The Wall Street Journal. 2021-08-22.
- News: 2021-03-10. High school students write memoir about life during pandemic. NBC Nightly News. 2021-08-22.
- News: Cosgrove. Jacquie. 2020-08-25. Students from the class of 2020 talk quarantine, virtual college and dealing with unknowns: 'We're going to make the most of it'. Yahoo. 2021-08-22.
- News: Zuluaga. Maritza. 2020-07-07. The Class of COVID-19: Turning the pandemic into a remarkable story. Al Día. 2021-08-22.
- Phil Murphy . Phil Murphy . GovMurphy . 1301205698244730880. Last week, I spoke with Shawn Adler, who teaches English at Cliffside Park High School. Shawn worked with his students to put their stories to paper, creating the memoir collection, "The Class of COVID-19: Insights from the Inside." Thank you, Shawn, for being a model educator!.
- Cory Booker . Cory Booker . senbooker . 1349751216004280328 . Inspired by these New Jersey students and their incredible teacher Mr. Adler for their resilience during these challenging times. I encourage people to read their profound stories.
- Bill Pascrell . Bill Pascrell . pascrellfornj . 1349751216004280328 . I'm so very proud of the #CliffsidePark students who made this important book possible. Years from now people will use works like this to understand the struggles and triumphs of this difficult era. These students have made our entire community proud..
