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Re:Some overwhelmed parents are abandoning at-home schooling by danans on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @03:26PM (#23010793)
The most valuable and scarce resource for many parents right now is time. Even parents who theoretically have "time" due to a recent layoff or furlough are under stress of trying to apply for various benefits while paying the bills somehow, so the task of organizing their kids' home academic schedule is just daunting, leaving aside the issues of lack of internet access or computers.

It was challenging for me and my spouse, despite both having jobs that switch to WFH and flexible schedules, plenty of computers, and internet access.

Re:Some overwhelmed parents are abandoning at-home schooling by _bxg1 on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @03:37PM (#23010906)
I think you replied to the wrong comment. I was asking about home internet availability.
Re:Some overwhelmed parents are abandoning at-home schooling by danans on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @03:50PM (#23011066)
Internet availability is an issue, as is device availability. Even poor families who have a computer may only have 1 for the whole family.