Mom Explains Why Her Son Won’t Be Participating In Virtual Classrooms And Is Done With The 1st Grade, Goes Viral
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A renowned archaeologist recently went viral with a rant about remote education. Sarah Parcak, professor of Anthropology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, addressed Twitter to tell all about her frustrations with the increasing demands on her and her husband after her son’s school closed and implemented virtual learning to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Parcak said the family is ditching traditional schooling, acknowledging that the pandemic has been putting huge stress on both the parents and their son. Continue scrolling to read about all the reasons why the little boy is done with the 1st grade and will be taking a break from homework.
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Education experts say Parcak might be on to something. According to Jon E. Pedersen, dean of the University of South Carolina College of Education, parents’ number one concern should now be the stress and anxiety that their kids are facing in a situation we haven’t experienced yet.
“Could this mean that there is a lag in their learning? Of course. But they will not be alone and most schools in the coming year will need to deal with the issue of what was ‘missed’ during this crisis,” Pedersen told TODAY Parents. “The academic aspects of learning can be made up. We can recover from this.”
However, the U.S. Department of Education warns there is some risk in opting out of distance learning, mainly, the possibility of a student having to repeat a grade.
“State and local authorities ultimately make the decision about student promotion, and in the meantime, we are extending all kinds of flexibilities and resources so that learning can continue,” a spokesperson for the department said. “We know that this is a challenging time for everyone.”
Some parents were taking the same route
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Describing the ways they will stimulate their kids’ curiosity
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Zero sympathy from me, sorry.
Me too. I may agree with her on some points (the importance of happiness and fucking presidents to hell), but it basically reads like "My activities are way more important than taking care of my child".
That’s how I read it as well. Yeah, cool, youre an archeologist, but the artifacts in Egypt have been there for 4000+ years, I think they can wait until the coronavirus blows over
She loses all credibility with the fact that she puts blame on her president (I assume she means pres Trump) It is so stupid. We are ALL on lockdown. If she wants to blame a president, blame Chairman Xi who started this mess.
I feel sorry for kids whose parents broadcast that they're a burden.
Agree. This is the reason why American secondary school students score so poorly, compared even to children from the third world countries. Shameful.
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Let me guess, neither you nor Miguel have kids? And let me guess again, you probably don't have jobs as important as this lady does either.
Her jobs are not important. She's an archeologist. You can suspend your dig in Egypt and focus on your family first. She has too much on her plate and chose to cut her child's education rather than cutting one of her many hobbies. Both my wife and I are working from home and we still have time to help our daughter with her homework. She has about 2 hours of work a day and then also reads comic books and does some stuff to help around the house. It's all about balance and it sounds like this parent is all about herself.
Um... you chose to have a child and the responsibilities that come with it. Also, sounds like the child is not the one unable to emotionally cope with the situation, but rather you are? Virtual school will not be detrimental to the child’s future Emotional well-being but The parent that is having a freakin meltdown over math problems most certainly will!
None of the screeds in the article express any kind of appreciation for TEACHERS and what they go through. Teachers have no template for this situation and are doing what they can.
...and sometimes are doing more than they are expected to do.
This. This is what she needs to read. I can agree with some parts of her argument, this is a stressful time and kids do need to know their loved. But life can still go on and early education is very important! Some parents need to take a step back and realize how this will affect their kids and them in the future
.....and two hours of virtual schooling a day would only help a child to cope with this situation.
Maybe cut down on your workload instead? She's clearly choosing to work over educating her child.
And her garden. And 'managing' the cleaning which I infer to mean she has a housekeeper. Her kiddo's education shouldn't be secondary to all of her side projects.
That's because some parents find their jobs less difficult, less stressful than handling their own children.
Zero sympathy from me, sorry.
Me too. I may agree with her on some points (the importance of happiness and fucking presidents to hell), but it basically reads like "My activities are way more important than taking care of my child".
That’s how I read it as well. Yeah, cool, youre an archeologist, but the artifacts in Egypt have been there for 4000+ years, I think they can wait until the coronavirus blows over
She loses all credibility with the fact that she puts blame on her president (I assume she means pres Trump) It is so stupid. We are ALL on lockdown. If she wants to blame a president, blame Chairman Xi who started this mess.
I feel sorry for kids whose parents broadcast that they're a burden.
Agree. This is the reason why American secondary school students score so poorly, compared even to children from the third world countries. Shameful.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Let me guess, neither you nor Miguel have kids? And let me guess again, you probably don't have jobs as important as this lady does either.
Her jobs are not important. She's an archeologist. You can suspend your dig in Egypt and focus on your family first. She has too much on her plate and chose to cut her child's education rather than cutting one of her many hobbies. Both my wife and I are working from home and we still have time to help our daughter with her homework. She has about 2 hours of work a day and then also reads comic books and does some stuff to help around the house. It's all about balance and it sounds like this parent is all about herself.
Um... you chose to have a child and the responsibilities that come with it. Also, sounds like the child is not the one unable to emotionally cope with the situation, but rather you are? Virtual school will not be detrimental to the child’s future Emotional well-being but The parent that is having a freakin meltdown over math problems most certainly will!
None of the screeds in the article express any kind of appreciation for TEACHERS and what they go through. Teachers have no template for this situation and are doing what they can.
...and sometimes are doing more than they are expected to do.
This. This is what she needs to read. I can agree with some parts of her argument, this is a stressful time and kids do need to know their loved. But life can still go on and early education is very important! Some parents need to take a step back and realize how this will affect their kids and them in the future
.....and two hours of virtual schooling a day would only help a child to cope with this situation.
Maybe cut down on your workload instead? She's clearly choosing to work over educating her child.
And her garden. And 'managing' the cleaning which I infer to mean she has a housekeeper. Her kiddo's education shouldn't be secondary to all of her side projects.
That's because some parents find their jobs less difficult, less stressful than handling their own children.