By Bertie Wai
Online edition @SCMP
With the start of the Covid-19 fourth wave in Hong Kong, the announcement that face-to-face classes would be suspended in junior primary has probably sent parents into a whirlwind of anxiety and frustration. While parents want to protect children from Covid-19, class suspension and online learning can cause both children and parentsimmense stress. What is it about home-schooling that drives many parents to the verge of a psychological breaking point?
For working parents, who spend their days enjoying the success of managing projects, driving sales or providing professional services, it is extremely frustrating to not be able to accomplish the seemingly simple task of having a six-year-old sit still and finish his homework. Having young children do as they are told seems like mission impossible.