>>Dana Goldstein, The New York Times
Published: 09 Apr 2021 09:50 AM BdST
Updated: 09 Apr 2021 09:50 AM BdST
Almarie Frazier with her 12-year old daughter, Kamari, and 7-year old son, Wayne, at home in Oakland, Calif, March 28, 2021.The New York Times
Over the past year, Deprece Bonilla, a mother of five in Oakland, California, has gotten creative about helping her children thrive in a world largely mediated by screens.
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She signed them up for online phonics tutoring and virtual martial arts lessons. If they are distracted inside the family’s duplex, she grabs snacks and goes with the children into the car, saying they cannot come out until their homework is done. She has sometimes spent three hours per day assisting with school assignments, even as she works from home for a local nonprofit organisation.