Getting kids back to school in person this year was a blessing for many parents weary of and worried about the impact of remote learning thrust upon them last year as COVID spread across the United States.
Two American Muslims recently recounted their experiences of their children returning to face-to-face schooling and, in some cases, if some would head back while others continued to learn from home.
Mona Assal talked about the change the return to school brought to her five children, three of whom are under 12 and attend public school; the older two live in dorms at their university.
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All of her children are on campus this year, but the three youngest returned to in-person learning last spring. All wear masks when indoors on campus, as is required by their schools.
“My kids are happy to be back and it’s been a fairly easy adjustment, Alhamdullilah,” she told AboutIslam.net.
In Assal’s opinion, the shift was necessary. She said her children’s experience with virtual learning was fraught with challenges and stress for all, particularly for her then-Kindergartener, who struggled to learn in front of an iPad for several hours a day and required constant parental guidance. A second child suffers from an auditory processing disorder, making remote learning “literally impossible,” she said.
“She was miserable and stressed every single day and didn’t have the visual cues that children like her need to learn,” Assal said.
“(The situation with her then Kindergartener) left me extremely frustrated and exhausted because I had four other kids who also needed help managing all the different computer programs, passwords, scheduling, etc. for their school work. It was chaotic every day.”
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