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Working from home has begun to be the norm for many of us, and now there's a new element for parents around the world – homeschooling.
As schools close to all but key workers' children, parents have flooded social media with their upbeat reactions to this experience. It's proving to be a steep learning curve for many.
And while timetables and parts of the syllabus need to be adhered to, parents are learning a new-found respect for teachers as they navigate the 'school day'.
Parent: ’How difficult can teaching be? I could homeschool my kids, easy’ Two days of homeschooling. Parent: ‘I d… https://t.co/5DE6LjRbM9— Shuaib. (@Shuaib.) 1584742780.0
Things soon got competitive between parents…
Day one of homeschooling and my husband is asking when parents’ evening is, so he can complain about teaching stand… https://t.co/iRXh6Um8Es— Clare Mackintosh (@Clare Mackintosh) 1584955009.0
Over 800,000 became a PE teacher…
Well, sort of – they enlisted the help of 'PE teacher' Joe Wicks and discovered they're less fit than they thought.
Timetables were drawn up…
Our own school timetable, created to keep the kids busy learning 📝📚 #homeschooling #COVIDー19 https://t.co/ATx3HiyYj9— 𝕂𝕚𝕞 𝕂 🏴 (@𝕂𝕚𝕞 𝕂 🏴) 1584960347.0
Some had to call off activities…
Kids are really enjoying seeing what floats and what sinks in a bowl but the 3yo just suggested trying my phone so… https://t.co/eRDdWyNV9c— Laura Pearson (@Laura Pearson) 1584964201.0
Inset days were considered…
One of the mums on our what's app group has already designated today an inset day #HomeSchooling— Rachel Burden (@Rachel Burden) 1584950925.0
Some used their own school bell…
We've even got our own school bell #homeschooling #workingfromhome https://t.co/HyMCjOvtfP— Steve Mott (@Steve Mott) 1584956563.0
And there wasn't even respite at lunch time…
Good luck if you’re #homeschooling today. My 4 year old just asked to see the lunch menu.— Tamsin Winter (@Tamsin Winter) 1584952826.0
And the bathroom became the 'staff room'.
Homeworking in shifts #day1 I had to hide in the loo for 20 mins to get few urgent emails & calls done while one o… https://t.co/nr7jZ8NSS3— Dr Pragya Agarwal (should be writing) (@Dr Pragya Agarwal (should be writing)) 1584966507.0
Sounds like the end of quarantine can't come fast enough.