Meeting the challenges of home schooling during the pandemic while wearing three hats: mother, teacher, and researcher

Meeting the challenges of home schooling during the pandemic while wearing three hats: mother, teacher, and researcher

• Isabelle Carignan, Université TÉLUQ, Canada

• Marie-Christine Beaudry, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada

• Katie Cohene, Lester B. Pearson School Board, Canada

doi : 10.18162/fp.2020.689

Résumé

The general confinement due to COVID-19 has called on parents to become proactive and organized managers of their children’s learning. This article provides first-hand accounts of teaching and learning with children in preschool to first-cycle elementary school, with reference to the research and in a pandemic context. Three university mothers who experienced home schooling, remote teaching at the university, and virtual summer camps reflect on the positive aspects, challenges, and overall learning achieved during this unprecedented period.

Abstract

The general confinement due to COVID-19 has called on parents to become proactive and organized managers of their children’s learning. This article provides first-hand accounts of teaching and learning with children in preschool to first-cycle elementary school, with reference to the research and in a pandemic context. Three university mothers who experienced home schooling, remote teaching at the university, and virtual summer camps reflect on the positive aspects, challenges, and overall learning achieved during this unprecedented period.