Zero sympathy from me, sorry.

Maybe cut down on your workload instead? She's clearly choosing to work over educating her child.

The last comment(picture)says it all, just a virtue signaling self-absorbed mom. Yes it's hard, and no you don't have to do it, but as adults we kind of know already we are not obliged to do pretty much anything right?! You make your decisions and live with the consequences.

I think these parents are a joke. Not the home schooling.

And you have a meltdown because your childs school actually goes to the effort to continue their education in "unusual times" - I am so tired of people a) thinking they homeschool because they are in lock down and they do class work at home, and b) people who find it so hard. YOU had the child, now is time to invest in them nd to show them that you do what you have to do to make a situation work. "I give up, F**k You" - great response, sure little Johnny will learn a lot, and who knows in 50 years time he might be president.

🤦‍♀️ she is seriously not helping her kid.

It's 2 hours that the kid is on the computer. It's 1st grade, it's mostly stories and drawing, you don't need to stand by and watch. I might see the difficulty if her job was one of the essential ones, but being an archeologist is not.

Sounds like a typical Karen. Shut up already.

She has made it clear that she doesn't have time to help with her child's schooling but also says she is doing a good job of keeping her child educated? Also while you are busy with your nonprofit, who is providing a little structure and normalcy for your child?

I dgaf how much is on the parents's plate. Kid comes first as does their education. My daughter is definitely having a more challenging time with her online classes vs in school, but she's also maintaining her 4.8 because she is absolutely hell bent on an elite college for the fall of 2021. I will support her every step of the way. If she needs printer ink, I will order it. If she needs any particular supplies, I will get them. It's my job right now to give her the tools she needs to succeed.

Thanks to all the educators who are trying to provide guidance and education -- they have no previous template for this.

The final argument is good, a child needs emotional support,but as other have mentioned too,there was no plan for this,teachers are also having a hard time with this too. On the other hand, I can't feel sorry for someone who choses to help many others, and in the mean time keep a ..virus tracking platform..? What the actual F*CK? This lady is having a serious breakdown,because of her own freakin' fault. She has a kid, does lot of voluntary work,to keep her mind off focus(from important-family,educational) things, keeps exact track of the virus and offers the numbers to others as well,to keep up the stress and fear. She should put the f*uck down the damn laptop and look into her child's eyes and BE THERE,not in a virtual world,not with some 'voluntary' communities. This is called victimising. She finds all the good reasons why she's miserable,when she produces the misery for herself.

Two parents can't give their son a little time to help him manage his education? And if school is so terrible why place him in such terrible system in the first place? And why is the kid so stressed? It's only a reflection of what they talk to him.

she acts like him knowing history is all that matters. we've actually talked about it in school that most people won't pursue a career that has something to do with history. also, she acts like math isn't important, and even though math is my favourite subject I still do it because I know it is one of the most important things even though I plan on going to veterinary school it's still very important. I'm currently doing online schooling and so is my brother who is in the first grade and he has literally no stress issues whatsoever and my parents almost never even have to get involved for what we're doing. this lady acts like her "cooking" and whatnot is way more important than her own child's education.

Trust me too, the teacher was well aware of this parent and her feelings of her child's education long before this melt down

I understand it is a lot for parents to deal with when you have to work and care for your child, but when you give up on their school work, don't tell us it was for the child.

So.. you'd rather have your kid get left back next year because they aren't learning the expected curriculum? Making things hard on your child for the future to make it easier on yourself now. Solid.

When I think back on all the c**p I learned in my school, It's a wonder I can think at all, And though my lack of education hasn't hurt me none, I can read the writing on the wall

I am soooo happy to see so many comments here supporting what I immediately thought when I read her tirade. Her child obviously comes second in her life, and it seems that she just can't be bothered. My wife and I are both working long hours from home, and making sure that our kindergartener is attending his classes, reading books, and attending his on-line dance classes when scheduled. Parenting is hard, and doing a good job of it right now is even more challenging....I'm glad that we haven't thrown in the towel because something was difficult.

I am over 50 and I have very strong memories of my father spending time every night (after he worked a 10 hour day) helping me learn how to read. I did not learn to read in the class room. I learned through the one-on-one time that he gave me every night. I was in 1st grade and started on the lower end of the reading spectrum (due mostly to my shyness) and ended 1st grade at the most advanced reading level in my grade (and an avid reader to this day) The main thing I am pointing out is that not only do I remember those reading sessions with my father, I am grateful for the gift and the time that he shared with me (I did not appreciate it at the time...I wanted to watch T.V.)

On the other hand, the schools are trying to work something out after being hit with an unexpected, deadly pandemic with little notice. You, on the other hand, seem to be saying that teaching your child--he is your child, not the school's--is just too much for you. That's an interesting lesson that you're teaching him: don't cooperate--just whine about how it's too much for poor, little you.

But it's just the 1st grade, don't know if children nowadays learn chinese, but at this age I learned how to cut out a tree, how to sing, basic math and basic writing lessons. It wasn't rocket science, it was fun!

Do you think your child will understand what "exponential growth" is when the next pandemic hits, if you stop schooling now?

For this to have functioned properly, we need to ditch the idea of a classroom. It is not conducive to remote learning and puts too much pressure on parents who are not prepared to take on teaching duties. Most of my kids courses are online and available on their own schedule. I either get notification of completion or they can provide me with proof of completion. I'm here to answer questions and provide guidance just as any parent can be for homework. The major difference is we chose to homeschool and we choose how we homeschool. The idea of a strict schedule and a classroom setting doesn't work for us and it's not going to work for a lot of people in a home setting. School systems need to focus on task completion rather than a classroom structure and making instructors available to students who need additional assistance. For most students, reading or watching material and doing are enough. There is no need for lectures or classrooms on strict schedules.

My siblings and I were "homeschooled" until highschool. By that, I mean that my parents told the government that we were doing well in all subjects and were in the correct grades. In actuality, we were unschooled and learned things in our own way. I am now in high school with straight A's and 4.4 GPA. My two elder brothers got similar grades and I am sure my sister will when she starts high school this year. I don't have anything to say about homeschooling because I have never experienced that but unschooling works perfectly for the right families. I am not saying that it works for everyone, just that I loved my experience and I know my family is closer because of it.

This woman is the renowned professor of Anthropology at the University of Alabama? Why does she expresses herself like a "trash"? What is wrong with people?

The internets now know that Sarah Parcak's son gets in the way of her "important work."

I agree with Seal2. Kind of just a rant founded in frustration and fear. Her kid will probably be fine, but she? LOL She is going to end up day drinking in an American Flag bikini in her driveway yelling at all that pass "f**k trump!" I cannot imagine going "viral" in the days of a real virus where all you are doing is quitting on your kid.

Do you think your child will understand "exponential growth" when the next pandemic hits, if you stop schooling now?

I agree with this woman, which it looks like a lot of people don't. I was homeschooled after a disastrous 3rd grade year, and while I did do a lot of work from handmedown textbooks, I also just played a lot of educational or even semi-educational computer games, learned how to cook and bake and rewire a lamp and install a new toilet, and all sorts of other things. If we went to the zoo, that was my "school" for the day, because I learned something, my brain was active, and I had fun. Once I was older and we'd moved, we hooked up with an amazing group of other homeschoolers who had a writing group, did field trips to various cool places, and got me into D&D. So much in life can be a learning experience, and knowledge is more than worksheets and tests. I've learned more since I finished school than I did the entire time I was in school, whether it was organized or at home or at community college, just from reading about things that interest me online. Everyone needs to chill out.

I agree. One of our teachers, we ( the whole 6th grade), think that she is a sadist. We believe that she adds more and more work because she gets pleasure from watching us fail. Here is an example: We had a big unit test and we weren't told about it until the day before. Guess what the class average was? 69%. I had an 80% because I stayed up until 11:00 at night studying for the test. I can handle the work well, but my younger brothers, ages 9 and 7, cannot. It appears to be really stressful for them, and my parents too. My mom rants at us,"THEY CANNOT KEEP ASSIGNING MORE AND MORE WORK! WE ACTUALLY HAVE LIVES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL WORK."

Lol these comments crack me up... her idea, awesome, her execution? Crappy. Listen... To the ones that said "her job as an archaeologist isn't important" Yes the artifacts have been there for eons and will continue to be... but funding won't THAT is why it's important, there's expiration dates on all that stuff. Second, To those stating "You had a kid, deal with it and the responsibilities...." The law (Where I live) states I HAVE to provide BASIC needs, (Clothing, Shelter, Food) No where does it say we have to home school. I NEVER signed up for home schooling either. If I WANTED to home school my kids would've been FRIGGIN home schooled! That simple. Wanna know why I didn't choose that? Because I don't have the patience, hence why I am not a school teacher. So guess what? If juggling home schooling and a job is too much on their plates I totally agree! Luckily all of mine are of high school age so they can do this on their own and prefer it. But littles, the struggle is real

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Fair Warning: This will sound crazy to most of you, but it is based on solid physical law. The actual cause of the coronavirus making people sick is mostly from cell towers, WiFi and the like. So the more time a child is using those things, the greater their risk of infection. Electronics lower our biological membrane potential. It's the mb that repels viruses despite there being 380 trillion viruses in us at any given time. To raise your immunity do the opposite of what you've been told: touch, hug, kiss, laugh and GO OUTSIDE! All those things boost imunity. Stressing over cleaning and avoiding physical contact are BAD for humans.