Parents to teachers: Pandemic increases interest in homeschool

Since many students are still learning online, many parents look to homeschooling as an option.

MANY CLASSROOMS REMAIN EMPTYWHILE STUDENTS ARE ACTIVELYONLINE LEARNING.

SO MANYFAMILIES TURNED TOHOMESCHOOLING AS AN OPTION.LAURA MICHAUD / CO- OWNERCROSSROADS HOMESCHOOL COACHINGWITH COVID THE IDEA OFHOMESCHOOLING JUST BLEW UP.KRISTEL PHILLIPS / CO- OWNERCROSSROADS HOMESCHOOL COACHINGWHEN ALL THIS COVID STUFF HITAND EVERYTHING I CALLED HERONE AND I'M LIKE LET'S DOSOMETHING AND SHE'S LIKE YESLETS.

TOGETHER THIS DUOCREATED THE CROSSROADSHOMESCHOOL COACHING.

LAURAMICHAUD / CO- OWNER CROSSROADSHOMESCHOOL COACHING BECAUSE OFTHE THINGS PARENTS ARE SOCONCERNED ABOUT IS BEING THERECHILD'S TEACHER.

ARE THEYGOING TO SEE ME AS THERETEACHER?

THE TWO HAVE BEENHOMESCHOOLING THERE KIDS FORYEARS AND WANTED TO SHARETHERE WISDOM WITH OTHERS.

ONEWAY IS THROUGH A NEWFACEBOOK CHALLENGE.

LAURAMICHAUD / CO- OWNER CROSSROADSHOMESCHOOL COACHING A SERIESOF LIVES EVERYDAY THAT WILLCOVER DIFFERENT TOPICS ABOUTTEACHING.

THE CHALLENGE WILLRUN FOR A WEEK STARTING AUGUST31.

EVEN FOR MANY PARENTSJUST DOING REMOTE LEARNING HASTURNED THEM INTO TEACHERS.LAURA MICHAUD / CO- OWNERCROSSROADS HOMESCHOOL COACHINGIT'S OKAY TO TELL YOUR KIDSLIKE HEY DON'T REMEMBER THIS.I DON'T KNOW HOW TO THIS, THISWAY.

BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANYRESOURCES TO HELP YOU.

BOTHLAURA AND KRISTEL SAY THEYBOTH DECIDED TO HOME SCHOOLFOR THEIR KIDS YEARS AGO ANDNEVER LOOKED BACK.

LAURAMICHAUD / CO- OWNER CROSSROADSHOMESCHOOL COACHING JUSTRELAX, NO MATTER WHAT DECISIONYOU MAKE, JUST RELAX.

IT'SGOING TO BE OKAY.

IT'S GOINGTO BE OKAY.

IF YOU DECIDE TOHOMESCHOOL, YOU'RE NOT GOINGTO MESS IT UP.

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