Distance schooling can become a real headache for some families who face challenges with their elementary and secondary school children.
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The situation is particularly difficult for children with special problems, like Tristan, a young first-year schoolboy.
“He’s a little guy with special speech therapy needs who has been diagnosed with ADHD. Earlier, I saw it on the computer.
“His teacher spoke to him, there were all the little boxes of his friends, he had his notebook next to it and he had to pay attention to both, it was not easy,” said his mother, Sophie Papineau.
For Marielle Proulx, it is impossible to work remotely since she is the beneficiary attendant.
Between two patients, she has to supervise her children who are home-schooled.
“Sometimes the phone rings, [alors] I make sure everyone is correct and I will answer […] I have warned the nurses and they have no choice. I can’t afford to take time off work, ”she explained.
Homeschooling is a nightmare for disadvantaged or poorly educated families too. A team from the popular education organization Comsep is also hard at work to help families with computer difficulties.
“I started to have requests and I have a team available to help parents by phone or to come to their homes,” said Marie-Josée Tardif, assistant coordinator of Comsep.