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I Hate Typing and Other Epic Meltdowns
A Day in the Life of Remote School 2020
Today, my son, who is currently learning typing while doing virtual school full-time, lost his sh*t. He yelled, “I hate typing” at his laptop, threw himself to the ground, and had an Emmy-worthy meltdown. I have three kids, in kindergarten, second, and second grades, and it’s a daily occurrence. Once a day, one of them hits their wall.
Last night, on our dog walk, I asked my husband, Do you think remote learning ruins kids in general or just our kids? And, do you think sending them is better or worse?
All of their teachers are new this year, trained explicitly in remote learning, which means that this semester is exponentially better than the spring semester, but still not ideal. It’s too much screen time, too many tech challenges, and requires too much parental supervision. It’s what we signed up for, but still not ideal.
One of the things that I’m desperate to teach our children is grit. Grit is passion + perseverance. Grit will help. Encountering obstacles is inevitable. How we respond makes all the difference.
In the last 40-something years, I have run head-first into brick walls that knocked me on my a$$. And I can’t recall a time when I thought this will be the thing that breaks me. I’ve thought this is…
