Even homeschool moms say their jobs are tougher now under coronavirus quarantines.
When it comes to home-schooling, every moment is a chance for a lesson to Megan Miller.
As many families are asked to stay home to slow the spread of the coronavirus, parents are forced into a role similar to Miller's – taking on the responsibility to teach their kids."Everyone’s situation is unique, everyone’s situation’s not the same," said Tiffany Crow, a Woodstock Middle School teacher in Shelby County, Tennessee.
The coronavirus-related closures add another layer. Usually, Miller can take her kids on field trips or take advantage of community learning programs. Racquel Peebles, a town council member in Smyrna, Tennessee, who home-schools her two children in sixth and 12th grade, said books are some of the best hands-on tools for students. But she said lessons shouldn't be confined to just the text.
Her philosophy of home-schooling is that this is a chance for kids to explore their interests, spend time with them – whether it is reading or doing activities – and find out what they are passionate about."You can get in a cog situation, like you got to do it this way and you're only a good student if you do it this way," she said.It's going to be OK. That's the message Rittle-Johnson said she wants parents to remember the most.
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