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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Having to supervise the DCPS distance education of two children:  keeping on top of Zoom and other schedules, motivating kids to even tune in, untangling myriad online platforms, filling in gaps in teaching (is eureka math even used in Canada?), ensuring charges complete assignments on a timely basis, communicating with teachers about confusing assignments/charges’ missing work.  Collapse into a troubled sleep.  That doesn’t add up to plenty of free time to me.

Plus if parents are working at home, they are on your case about making sure kids don’t take too much screen time outside of school work. If parents are going to work, maybe will give you corona.

Plus, if you even have any free time, where are you going to go?   Hang out with that cute guy you somehow managed to meet?  And the parents throw shade at you when you get “home” bc they’re afraid you’re going to infect the whole family with Corona...which you’d love to do by now.

Except, does your Canadian health insurance even work in the US for massive Corona hospital bills?

No wonder Jane Fairfax was only pretending to be interested in going out as a governess!  Life with that callow Frank Churchill indeed afforded an infinitely preferable perspective.[/quote]

You critical folks clearly haven't hosted au pairs. If you get a particularly good one (which only happens around one-third of the time), they're a bargain.  [b]It's not up to DCUM posters to decide what the experience of supervising DL would be worth to a 20-something who's OK with working PT in return for room and board in a hip DC neighborhood.[/b]  It's up to the young people themselves.  I bet posters will find capable live-in DL supervisors without breaking the bank.  At that point, the joke will be on those of you who trashed the concept, with your kids screaming in the background...[/quote]

You're right, it's not up to us, it's up to the young people considering these jobs. But let's be realistic--and honest--about what kind of experience Americans are offering au pairs during this grossly mishandled pandemic. Why should a young Canadian wanting an experience abroad go to DC instead of one of the world-class cities where infection rates are *not* currently skyrocketing? (DC is doing better than many but we're losing ground fast since entering Phase 2.) What's the draw of being in a "hip DC neighborhood" during a pandemic that has shut down so many businesses and community activities, especially if the host family asks the au pair to practice strict social distancing? I think PP's breakdown of the au pair's likely routine was pretty realistic. Parents should be aware that they're advertising a demanding position that's likely to feel lonely and isolating, not a cushy part-time gig with tons of fun out on the town after hours. [/quote]

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