By Jacqueline M. Kory-Westlund8 minute Read
Shauna Anderson was a high school English teacher—but now she leads Homeschooling 101 classes online via the new education marketplace Unschool.school, helping parents who have suddenly found themselves home with their kids.
According to Education Week, 46 states and many more cities have closed schools for two weeks or more across the U.S. in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These closings affect 54.5 million children—over 96% of all children in schools. Some schools in Texas and California may be closed until summer.
The changes to families’ daily schedules can be stressful. Many parents are juggling jobs in addition to the increased time with their kids. It’s not easy to balance work, even remote work, with teaching (or at least entertaining) one or more children. But the pandemic may also give parents the opportunity to rethink conventional K-12 schooling and see what else is out there—such as homeschooling.
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