Georgia Mom Says Son Is Crying Due to Frustration on Distance Learning

A Georgia mom posted on Facebook a photo of her 5-year-old son crying while on his online class.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, most schools shifted to online learning or have limited in-school classes. This pandemic has brought a lot of challenges to students, teachers, and parents.

Jana Coombs said in a post on a Facebook group that she wanted to raise awareness and give the kids the option to go back to school.

The photo of the frustrated child

According to an article by PEOPLE, Georgia mom was watching her 5-year-old son study when she noticed that the little boy cried and wiped his tears with a t-shirt. She saw that her son was struggling and frustrated so she decided to take a photo and upload it on social media.

In an interview with WXIA, the Georgia mom said, "I just took that picture because I wanted people to see reality."

The Georgia mom said that after she took the photo, her son went to her and started crying. During that time, she also cried with her son.

The Georgia mom's thoughts on distance learning

For the Georgia mom, learning is more than about the ideas or knowledge that the children get while in class. She said in an interview with CNN, "Socialization and hands-on experience is how elementary kids learn best."

Aside from that, she also believes that the kids are missing out on learning a lot of important life skills.

However, the mom from Georgia also said that she is still grateful for the teachers who put a lot of effort into guiding students during this situation that everyone seems to find very challenging.

The challenges of distance learning to parents

Coombs says that parents are affected by distance learning, just like the students.

Aside from putting things together in the household, keeping up with what the kids need to do is also very challenging for parents nowadays.

Also, Coombs said, "Juggling a household, having an infant in the house, getting 5,000 emails a day from all their teachers, trying to keep up...different apps, different codes, different platforms, some links don't work."

The Georgia mom has four children, and despite guidance from teachers, distance learning still adds stress to the family.