“I really don’t know what will happen when all of this is over. I am afraid that I guh can’t send me son back to school because he is paying no attention to any schoolwork right now. He just concentrating on the screens and to get him involve in schoolwork is a hassle.”
These were the words of a frustrated parent, who, like many others, has been battling to cope with the new normal of our children receiving their education, as limited as it has been, at home, because of schools being closed due to the novel coronavirus. I have heard the fears, frustration, anger, and anxiety of many parents since their children’s classrooms are now in their homes. While they are being assisted by the schools, parents still have to become teachers, especially for the younger children and it is a role that many cannot seem to adjust to.
But what is also worrying is the older children who are referred to as “independent learners” and whose work many parents find difficult to understand. What is worrying is getting the older children to actually complete their work as some seem to be losing interest in school.