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[quote=Anonymous]I just feel sad for the kids. I have a 1st grader and 4th grader. My kids had tutors throughout last year, which I am very thankful for. I sat with my kinder kid through every class and worked with him on reading/writing/math throughout the day. I still don't think my kids are where they would have been otherwise, but they are fine academically.

All that being said, it was NOT easy for us or them. We spent nearly $700 a month on tutoring. Than  additional money on workbooks or worksheets or learning materials. My husband took off work every Wednesday and I took off work every Friday until the my agency finally permitted emergency leave and I took 2-3 days off a week depending on the week.

We were extremely lucky to be able to do this and even though we had all these advantages it was still so incredibly hard. WE fought more with the kids. My husband and I still had the same amount of work in a reduced time. We were all under a lot of stress and not our best selves emotionally.

I don't blame other parents for not having the privilege to do what we were able to do. At our school lots of parents struggled with meeting basic needs and certainly didn't have the ability to take off time during the week to educate their kids. Even parents who are better off financially not everyone has a job that lets them take time off or has a job where they can work with their kid throughout the day.

I don't think there is reason to blame anyone for the way things our now. Blaming isn't going to solve anything. The only thing we can do is try to fix things now. Schools need more resources so that they can address learning losses. Schools needs more counselors so they can address emotional issues. Heck parents probably need more emotional support too. [/quote]

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