'Schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic has altered the way parents respond to educational programs,' according to an analysis that really digs into the changing home school relationship resulting from our COVID experience in the Monash Lens - We are with you: Parents share their teaching and learning lessons from the lockdown.

'In fact, stepping into the role of teacher, support staff and, in some cases, principal, during the lockdown through online learning provided most parents with a window into how their children learn, and the best methods of accommodating their individual needs.

'This information will be essential for teachers as schooling resumes in the post-COVID phase...

While remote learning 'created disruption and interruptions to individuals across sectors, it also created additional responsibilities for parents, who were forced to step in as surrogate teachers during pandemic schooling.

'There was an abundance of articles online reflecting on the dilemmas of schoolteachers as they adopted new methods of teaching, utilising video calling and online learning platforms.

'Fewer articles focused on the positions of parents – in fact, some adopted a mildly humorous view of home schooling. One amusing video circulating on social media targeted the complaints of a mother, as she juggled the schooling responsibilities of her children. Actually, she could not have said it better.

'Schools cannot proceed as normal post-pandemic. Instead, they’re likely to adopt this form of resilience, and incorporate suggestions from their most powerful allies – parents.'