Dr Adam Fraser is a peak performance expert and director of research company E-LAB. Recently Fraser collaborated with Deakin University to explore parents' perceptions of teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has involved remote learning for many schools, especially in the eastern states. 

In the study of more than 1000 parents of children in NSW primary schools, Fraser and the other researchers were pleasantly surprised that the parents - who came from vastly different ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds - were extremely satisfied with how teachers were handling the education of their children during the pandemic. 

Indeed, the survey revealed that 91 per cent of parents surveyed had a greater respect for their children's teacher, and an almost perfect 99.7 per cent were satisfied with the work of their child's teacher. The survey also revealed some other positive information, including parents realising the difficulty of the profession and getting to know their child's teacher more.

However, while the study was remarkably positive in a number of ways, it also revealed the difficulty many teachers had in demarcating their professional and personal lives, and how parents also struggled with high expectations and feelings of guilt.

Dr Adam Fraser is a peak performance expert and director of research company E-LAB. Recently Fraser collaborated with Deakin University to explore parents' perceptions of teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has involved remote learning for many schools, especially in the eastern states. In the study of more than 1000 parents of children in NSW primary schools, Fraser and the other researchers were pleasantly surprised that the parents - who came from vastly different ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds - were extremely satisfied with how teachers were handling the education of their children during the pandemic. Indeed, the survey revealed that 91 per cent of parents surveyed had a greater respect for their children's teacher, and an almost perfect 99.7 per cent were satisfied with the work of their child's teacher. The survey also revealed some other positive information, including parents realising the difficulty of the profession and getting to know their child's teacher more. However, while the study was remarkably positive in a number of ways, it also revealed the difficulty many teachers had in demarcating their professional and personal lives, and how parents also struggled with high expectations and feelings of guilt.

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