A Winnipeg teacher says parents shouldn’t stress over having to teach their kids at home as schools remain closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Melissa Champagne, a Grade 6 teacher at École Robert H. Smith School, is trying to figure out the best way to keep her class engaged while classes are cancelled. “One of my biggest struggles is trying to figure out what’s pertinent, what’s appropriate right now for learning,” Champagne told Global News in a video chat on Tuesday.
The French Immersion teacher has two school-aged daughters herself and is assigning work from the perspective of a parent. Her class gets a daily checklist which adds up to about two and a half hours worth of assignments.