As Massachusetts students and families grapple with home learning after Gov. Baker closed schools for at least three weeks amid the coronavirus pandemic, one North Shore family is in the middle of a typical school week.
Stefanie Whitcroft has been homeschooling her daughter Lara, 6, a kindergartener, through TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School since the fall. As parents look to her for homeschooling tips, she tells them flexibility is key.
“I see all these parents kind of freaking out,” said Whitcroft, a stay-at-home mother of four. “Education is important but it doesn’t have to be structured and rigid. They don’t need to sit at a desk and be there for eight hours.”
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