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A lot of people are at home right now trying to teach their kids who are also at home.
by CydeWeys 6y ago
A lot of people are at home right now trying to teach their kids who are also at home.
- jpindar 6y agoI'm surprised I haven't been seeing more discussions about education recently on HN and everywhere else.
- CydeWeys 6y agoI suspect we skew young enough on here that most of us don't (yet?) have kids.
- LyndsySimon 6y agoI very strongly suspect that’s not true.
- CydeWeys 6y agoIt would be interesting to see a demographic survey of HN commenters/contributors. Wonder if one has ever been done?
- nofinator 6y agoBingo. To me, this is the key point of the article: > It’s hard to think and teach at the same time! This teacher seems pretty bright. I'm sure if she had a few quiet minutes to think and regroup, she could come up with a stellar explanation. But instead, she has to proceed with the lesson, manage the classroom, and tackle an interesting puzzle at the same time. At home, merely trying to manage my work and two kids with their remote learning often puts me in the same spot. I will often do some tutoring with them during a work break. But my brain power is already silently depleted, so if any kind of obstacle or creative question arises, I struggle to even begin thinking of an approach to it.