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My daughter is struggling in this. She needs things she isn’t getting. No, it’s not someone’s fault, but this isn’t working. Last night, she was given everything she needed to complete an assignment. There were video links, articles, and instructions, but she didn’t get it.
My daughter is struggling in this. She needs things she isn’t getting. No, it’s not someone’s fault, but this isn’t working. Last night, she was given everything she needed to complete an assignment. There were video links, articles, and instructions, but she didn’t get it.
She told me “I don’t know how to do”. I said, “ok come here”. At first glance, I really didn’t know how to do it either. But I sat for a minute and looked at the work and said “Kate, your teacher gave you this video, you need to watch it first”. I was frustrated. It was all there
I watched her watch it. It was like her whole body was slumped over. She could care less. She just wanted to understand what she needed to do. She essentially wanted to “get it over with”. I heard the video in the background while I was working and then the assignment clicked
“Oh wait Kate, yeah, I get what she wants you to do”. The assignment was fitting Shakespeare into this graph or something using iambic pentameter. I clapped my hands and said the sonnet. It took me 3 minutes. It clicked for her. She got it, and finished the work.
But the video showed her this too. So did the article. But these things don’t work for my daughter. She needs someone to re-explain this. She needs a human looking at her, smiling, asking questions. She needs to be in a building with her teacher. As a parent I’m heartbroken.
My daughters teachers are doing what they are supposed to do. They are sending what is required. And for another student it may work. For my older daughter, it does. She’s thriving here with the same type of instruction.
I guess my point is,parents know this situation is what it is.But we also know this is not working for our child. The pain may come off as a finger pointing of sorts but I never think that’s the intention.If anything,this highlights the tremendous importance of what teachers do.
But I think it’s crucial at this time to not further divide the parents with the teachers. I’ve seen threads on here of teachers ripping parents apart. Making comments about parents should do their child’s report card. As a parent, watching a struggling child, this is killing me.
And it’s mostly killing me because I cannot support my child.I’m trying to keep the work I have right now so I can keep my house. Work I’ll inevitably lose.Stress that wakes me up in the middle of the night and has me grab notepads to do math that figures out how to save my house
Im not supporting my daughter in the manner I should.I know this.I need to do better.But no matter what I do,this situation is not working for her.I imagine it’s not working for many.And if there’s anything that it’s taught me,it’s that grace, for all of us,is powerful right now
