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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have 3 children in elementary school. I also work a full-time, demanding job which has been all telework since March. 
In the morning, I get the kids set up with their materials at their work stations, make sure everyone is logged in, and then I go to my bedroom to work at my desk. Every 20 minutes, I either get an email from a teacher asking me for something ("Can you help them upload this?" "Where is their pamphlet? They say they can't find it." "Can you move them to a higher desk so I can see their face?" "They haven't completed X, Y, or Z. Can you make them do that?") I mean, it is unrelenting. I am falling so far behind at work because I can't get a stretch of more than 20-30 minutes of work done at a time that I'm considering pulling the kids out of school to "homeschool" them completely. I cannot take the constant teacher bombardment. I have told all of their teachers explicitly that I am extremely busy, can help if it's an emergency, but there are responsibilities I have at work that cannot be pushed aside.

It happened today to a really extensive degree, and I have a huge deadline tomorrow, so I'll be working through the night because of the disruptions from the teachers. Is there a way for me to reiterate this without being rude (because I'm almost to the point of being rude)?[/quote]

Where IS their pamphlet?  Why haven't they completed X,Y,Z?

Take some time in the evening out of your busy life to make sure THEIR work is done and what they need is easily accessible.  If assignments are completed in the evening and uploaded, that's two less emails.

This is mainly a you problem.  The 5 year old can't manage all day on their own.

Take time in the evening to get them ready for the day.  Set up an email account for school only, check that at lunch and in the evening.  Take the time to deal with anything that comes up, either at lunch or after supper.  You may need to take a lunch break from your own schedule to check in with your kids.[/quote]

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