Inside the Scramble to Teach From Home

“I can't imagine not sending my kids to school, but ​how can I possibly send them?”​ I've spoken with well over 100 parents in the past week, and every single one has expressed some version of this dilemma. They come to me because my business partner and I run New York City's only tutoring company where all of the tutors are classroom teachers. People used to call me with a specific question. “My kid's really struggling with French. Do you have a great French teacher, please? Twice a week? In the East Village.” We were able to help, and the student would improve at French (if he worked hard enough), and the kid, the tutor, and the parents would be happy. But now, as a new school year looms during a global pandemic, the parents don't know what they want.