By now, most of us are in the thick of distance learning, aka hell. And while every school — and even every teacher — is doing things a little differently with online learning, there are a few things that I guarantee every parent is thinking while muddling through the school day at home.
What’s the login again?
Why do we have to re-login every time and why can't I ever remember it? This is exponentially worse if you have multiple school-age kids.
Why are there so many apps?!
Benchmark, Google Classroom, Imagine Math, Think Central, Think It's Driving Me Crazy … HOW ARE THERE SO MANY?! And why does every assignment involving clicking into at least two of them?!
No, we would not like to do the optional craft right now
I barely have time to make it through the required stuff. Optional stuff is just going out the window.
What do you mean you need another break?
Who knew a kindergartner need a “break” every 5 minutes? Ooh, look, there’s a fly! Oh wait, I have to go get some water. Huh? I went to the bathroom then got distracted coming back by a bajillion things that have nothing to do with anything!
Watching a kindergartner try to type a sentence is as painful as watching water come to boil
Nuff said.
A 4-day school week sounds good right about now
Friday Fun Day, anyone? This basically means the parents get to do their work during the daytime while the kids get to go to "TV school" and run around like feral animals. Sounds good to me!
Even I don't understand this math
BRB, Mom's gotta go Google that!
Why can't school messages just come to one place (called my email)?
Now I have to check four different apps on my phone, in addition to my actual email, to make sure I don't miss the million messages sent by teachers, administrators, and the PTA in a million different ways.
Is it happy hour yet?
FYI: 4:00 is the new 5:00. No judgments here.
OK, seeing little kids see their friends in Zoom is pretty cute
It's all smiles and giggles, and they're clearly so happy to see each other again. Sigh.
Can the school year just be over now?
We tried — we really did. But now it's gone on too long. Can we just call it a day and start again fresh next year?
Teachers definitely deserve a MAJOR raise!
Seriously, THANK YOU, teachers. We don't know how you do it each and every day with a smile on your face. You are angels on Earth and we would never want to trade places. Hopefully, the rest of the world recognizes this now and you'll finally get what you deserve.
