Parental Assistance Model in Online Learning for children Pandemic Period in Medan City

This study aims to find a pattern or model of mentoring carried out by parents
during online learning for children during the pandemic in the city of Medan, and to
describe the barriers to parents when mentoring online learning for their children.
The method used is qualitative with a descriptive approach to see the activities that
occur to parents during learning assistance during the pandemic. Data collection
techniques were carried out by interviewing teachers, school children and parents,
observations were carried out at home while children were studying. The sample of
this study was in 5 sub-districts where each sub-district was taken 1 urban village
with 1 teacher, 10 parents, 10 school children/urban village. The results of the
study, namely the first pattern or model carried out by parents, there are four
categories of models, namely 1) the inactive participation model category means
that parents do not at all accompany their children to study, children study
independently, or study groups of friends, children's initiative to learn is needed if
there is any questions or materials that are not understood by children waiting and
expecting the presence of the teacher when they come to visit which is done twice a
month in study groups. 2). the category of active parent model means that parents
actively supervise, motivate children to learn when doing assignments from the
teacher according to the parents' free time, 3) quite active, meaning that parents
accompany their children to learn online, ask the teacher for assignments if the
child or other person parents do not understand the material, and help their
children learn by using old mobile phones 4) very active, meaning parents lend and
buy, facilitate their children's learning facilities such as cellphones to maximize
learning, do their children's assignments at the office, send them to school and send
assignments via WA in to the teacher. The results of the second study are the
obstacles experienced by parents when assisting children in learning, namely not
having time because parents work, do not master their children's subject matter, do
not have internet facilities, cellphones due to economic factors.