This would seriously be a great opportunity to delivery a better educational experience to our first grader—except between both parents trying to remote work and two younger siblings, it’s simply not gonna happen. We just hope all this isn’t too big a setback. The schools are trying but there’s no way for it to work very well, with so little planning and no training for anything like this, and without at least one parent able to put in two or three focused hours teaching per day.
Yeah, it definitely takes some time. But we are saving a little time not having to drive our kid to and from school, and breakfast can happen as slowly or quickly (with less parental intervention) since we're not rushing off to school.
I am glad that my kids are so young going through this turmoil. I'm sure it is much more disruptive for older kids who are applying to college, and for parents who feel they have to make sure their kid doesn't fall behind. Must be very stressful and time-consuming.
I have felt the opposite. Older kids can self-direct much better than younger children, and they also understand the concept of work and are better able to entertain themselves. I think 5-7 yo are going to have the toughest time educationally during this.
