"Yes I love teaching children and got trained for online classes too but why can't parents understand that I am just a teacher and not their child's caretaker. I have my own children too! A note for parents: *Please leave me alone after the class hours*", said Vishaka Mohta, a dance as well as visual arts teacher. 

"I feel for most parents these online classes have become nothing but two hours away from the kid's trouble--for them it is a way to keep  the child occupied more than anything.

There is this couple that called me asking me if I could take extra class for their child, just because he bothers them while they are working from home. I understand how the kids might get, my kids too bother me a lot while my husband is working but that doesn't mean that my respect or skill is equated to a babysitter. Why don't these parents understand that??

For parents teachers are not someone to be  looked up to--for them teachers are caretakers and babysitters for their kids during the p pandemic when  they are working from home. They  have no interest in knowing whether the child  is interested in a class or not but want him/her to take up the class just so as to keep  the child busy…

IT BECOMES A HUGE MENTAL STRUGGLE FOR ME TO IMPART A SKILL TO A CHILD WHEN THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THE SAME.

Parents need to understand that troubling me or any me for extra work for kids is not going to help the kids. This only bothers me and my worry for the children's mental well being because they are living under so much pressure.

Most of my time goes in convincing the child to pay attention if the child is not interested and it becomes very stressful. 

I have to manage my own children and house chores and then to be disrespected and looked down upon by the parents is too much.

It makes me feel very low and of not much use.

I wonder if what I am doing is making sense to anyone at all...I wonder if I should quit my job and instead focus on my own house and children.

My dilemma will go on till parents learn to respect teachers and teach the same to their kids," says Vishaka sadly.