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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Heck yes. Single mom, working from home full time. 2 second graders. Just got an email today from one of the teachers that one of my girls hasn’t turned in her social studies and science slides since May 4 and will likely impact her final assessment.

WTF?! Second graders are expected to self teach about the American Revolution.

I have struggled, pushed, reviewed and corrected mat and ELA slides on a daily basis for 2 kids since March. The Science/Social studies slides were posted in the weekly discussion section, not the daily assignments.

I’m so angry, overwhelmed, and feeling like complete f’ing failure because I can’t be a mom, employee, full time caretaker, homemaker, and teacher at the same time. [/quote]

Hi PP, please don't feel like a failure.  There's no way you could be doing it all.

I am a teacher; I can't speak for your child's teacher but from my point of view, I have to send emails letting parents know their kids didn't complete work to cover myself if they complain about the grade.  WHO CARES about a second graders SS grade though?  If you don't I am sure it won't be a problem.

But right now I am being urged to get all makeup work in so I am reaching out to parents to let them know their child has missing work.  I am willing to sit down with the kids over a Zoom or Google Meet conference and talk them through their missing assignments too.   If you just let the teacher know what is going on she might also be willing to help your child just get credit

OR just go on the damn slides and fill them out for your child and send them in.  There's always that low stress option.  Don't worry about it.  Make life easy on yourself and your kids.[/quote]

Voice of reason right there.

OP and others who are overwhelmed, try to prioritize what's important and what's not. It's important to protect our community's high-risk groups from Covid-19. This means the elderly but also people who don't necessarily look old or sick but who have preexisting conditions. Please do not throw caution to the winds! Physical distancing and masks are still the name of the game. The vaccine is coming in early 2021, we can do this!

If your kid hasn't done some of their school work and they're not in high school, no one cares. Be very judicious about playdates, though. Physical distancing is still very important.
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