Ontario - My DS15 wants to go back to school. He hates that there are so many distractions at home. He's doing his work, even though he knows he's got a passing mark (based on pre-March marks). His teachers contacted me and we are making sure he gets the assignments done, partly for the opportunity to improve his mark, but also so he gets the learning. There's no point in hitting Grade 11 math next fall (or winter?) when he hasn't understood or even been taught Grade 10 math.
My DS17 seems to have it all roll off him, but he's really missing his friends, and he was shafted out of a grad and all the fun stuff that goes with it. He'd broken up with his girlfriend before the shutdown, and I think he might have reconciled, had they gone back to school, so he's missing that in his life, too. On top of it, his school was supposed to have the soccer 'dream team' this year (all top rep players from the area that happen to be at our school), so he's missing out on that sports championship. Then, to add insult to injury, they've said they'll do grad photos and a proper grad next fall. Well, he's off to another city for university. He will be in res and I can't see him wanting to come back for a grad. Maybe to see his friends, but I think he's missed out on it for good.
Do for my kids, I wish they'd have had a couple of weeks back at school, even if it was only for culminating and grad, but what can you do? Those Ontario numbers, while better than Quebec's, are just not where they need to be to prevent an upsurge.
,,,with the kids.
