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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not at all surprised to hear that some kids are really struggling to be back in school. Not everyone had parents who could work from home or dedicate hours during the workday to help them with virtual school.  There was a kid in my 2nd grader’s class last year who had to do virtual school from his mother’s car.  FROM THE CAR.  Another kid in the same class was in a different location every day, it seemed, depending on her parents’ work schedule.  There were other kids who sort of just disappeared and never logged on.  Who knows what their home situation was last year.

So yeah, some kids probably didn’t hear the word “no” very much last year, or had way too much screen time. Maybe that was the best the parents could do given their situation. Hell, some kids have lost family members to COVID.

It’s ironic that we have teachers here saying “I can’t do this, it’s too hard” who are simultaneously blasting parents for not doing more last year when juggling their kids’ virtual school with full time jobs of their own. [/quote]

DP here. We are blaming the behavioral issues on the parents. If it was just learning loss I think that would be easier to understand. But it’s the abysmal behavior too. [/quote]

It’s two sides of the same coin.  It wasn’t business as usual for most families.  Parents were scrambling trying to hold down full time jobs while having to tend to their children at home when the world shut down last year.  Some parents were essential workers who had to report to work as normal and had to find whatever child care they could because day cares were closed.  Many parents weren’t readily available for their children because of the circumstances.  Of course this will impact kids’ behavior.  Remember when the parks and playgrounds were closed for months?  Remember when the zoo, museums, and all the things that kids would typically do were closed? Kids endured a full year without normal experiences and interactions with their peers.  But sure, blame parents.

I think most parents did the best they could under the circumstances.  Blaming parents for all of these issues is a vast oversimplification and provides an easy scapegoat.[/quote]

Yes I remember all that. I still didn’t let my kids run feral.[/quote]

Well you must just be a better parent than everyone else whose children are having a hard time. That’s what you’re thinking right?

There but for the grace of God go I…[/quote]

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