In an attempt to combat the spread of COVID-19 through social distancing, over 124,000 schools have closed for more than 55 million K-12 students in the United States. In just a matter of weeks, these closures caused the proportion of homeschooled students to jump from around 3% to nearly 100% of the school-aged population. In other words, we’re essentially all homeschoolers now.

Students, parents, teachers, schools, and school districts have all been tossed into an unprecedented situation during the pandemic. Some level of trial and error, growing pains, and even the realization that homeschooling isn’t for everyone are to be expected as everyone adjusts and shifts to online learning on the fly.