Onerous task confronts teachers and parents

The following reasonable obsolete rhyme

verst heard in my faux class (sic) lilting brogue

courtesy coronavirus (COVID-19) rogue

wrought approximate sixth month academic hiatus

nevertheless September 1st, 2020

signals resumption of school year back in vogue.

 

Challenges abound as millions of students re:zoom

trudging off to..., yet another bus comes by... vroom,

whereby administrators establish

virtual and/or actual room

adapt to delegate assignments as reported by newsroom

facilitated by yours truly,

a bonafide married, yet unbridled groom.

 

Though mind boggling, death defying,

and harrowing scenario daring to crisscross

(dangerous information highway road)

will confront those most qualified to teach

impressionable minds to overload

nevertheless I envy those learning

courtesy high tech mode.

 

Golden (gated) opportunity

spectacularly presented to bridge,
kickstart, and buttress young minds

immodestly excited and

amenable to learn online

 

one old googly eyed

aging pencil necked geek

makes his poetically cameo appearance

crafting awareness about severe complication

hash-tagging those best equipped to teach,

 

which alternatives pinterest me

linkedin, trumpeted nsync with

tried and true methodology

(think white/blackboard
with markers and/or chalk respectively),

 

who by the way never got chosen to
clap erasers outside,

fold flag ditto after said

emblematic sanctified cloth unfurled,

nor serve as safety patrol.

 

Though born within baby boom generation,

I horrendously (nobly) struggled

to acquire cognitive consonance

floundered like a fish out of water

forever barely achieving passable grade

 

He readily attests de facto failure

if hypothetically enrolled in kindergarten today,

I would get demoted to preschool

(a slight bit of hyperbole),

thus both laments abysmal track record,

whereby attending conventional

 

schools of hard knocks

(situated within Lower Providence district)

emotionally fracturing psyche
until this very waking moment,
and moost likely mine
remaining tenure on Earth.

 

Concomitant to foster
misgivings of wretchedness,
I harbor jealousy at young whip smart kids,

who already possess laudatory command

 

concerning salient technological knowhow,

far beyond paternal parental stage

yet speculate how child raising
could allow, enable and provide
insight into latest cutting edge binary wizardry.

 

Less impactful upon precocious

boys and girls hungry for knowledge

includes protracted time

fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters

experienced opportunities to

relish countless hours

 

tutoring son(s) and/or daughter(s)
patiently mentoring progeny

about rudimentary concepts
(plus edifying offspring
about all encompassing netiquette)

 

aided in turn with

sophisticated computer programs

(possibly created by little Einstein)

invariably lovingly bonding (yeah right).