THE LESSONS SOME PARENTS HOPE THEIR CHILDREN LEARN DURING THIS PANDEMIC HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH ACADEMICS
I’ve always wanted to be a mom. As a teenager, I imagined I would have three kids: one girl and two boys—who would of course be fiercely protective of their sister—and they would share an unbreakable bond.
I would be a working mom—even then I knew that I was not cut out to be a homeschooling momma—and we would live happily ever after.
Of course life did as life does, and took my plans and rearranged them. I did end up with three kids—two girls and one boy; they do have an unbreakable bond. And until recently I was not a homeschooling parent.
Until Covid-19, I had a pretty specific idea of what it meant to be an academically responsible parent: ensuring my children knew I took their academics seriously. Communicating with their teachers regularly. Providing additional support at home for any area that needed strengthening. And CONTINUE READING: The Lessons Some Parents Hope Their Children Learn During This Pandemic Have Nothing To Do With Academics - Philly's 7th Ward