My daughter is a NYS educator. She teaches AP classes. Her work load since teaching remotely, increased exponentially. She had to retrofit her curriculum and now she is working from 7:30 in the morning to 7 pm and on weekends 9 until 5 Saturday and Sunday. She is exhausted. Her colleagues are working just as much. The students are the ones struggling the most. My grandsons 10 & 11 hate learning from home remotely. They miss the social aspect, the interactions in person with their teachers, and the physicality of sports and PE. The kids are frustrated & bored. They are given several opportunities to retake quizzes. My grandsons said to me that they are not challenged and feel they are not learning as well.
The parents are so tired and frustrated too. Between their work load and managing the children's school load - has brought much turmoil to the household(s).
My daughter misses her classroom and the interaction with the students. Due to this remote teaching/learning, she said that educators cannot foresee students struggling because they do not have that necessary visual to chart the behaviors.
She hates it and is very concerned that this might be the "new norm."