Do what you can, accept what you can't: Homeschooling in a pandemic


A boy learns at home on a laptop. — Ulrich Perrey/dpa

Parents are in an especially tough situation as schools stay closed due to the coronavirus. One expert suggests that parents implement a daily schedule – as well as considerably lower their expectations.

Your eldest child needs help in physics, his little sister doesn't understand her English grammar exercise, and neither is the least bit interested in studying. Meanwhile, you may have a preschooler raising a ruckus because the nearby playground is cordoned off.

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