Home-schooling gives parents a new appreciation for teachers
Fans of actor Max Greenfield ("The Neighborhood," "The New Girl") are enjoying his Instagram posts about home-schooling daughter Lilly. They also are relating to his struggles, whether real or staged for the 'gram.
Efforts to flatten the curve of the coronavirus spread increased the learning curve for many. And with schools closed and parents working from home, moms and dads — both celebrity and regular people — are finding a new appreciation for teachers.
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We found some of the funnier social media posts of parents’ efforts to teach their children.
Been homeschooling a 6-year old and 8-year old for one hour and 11 minutes. Teachers deserve to make a billion dollars a year. Or a week.
— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) March 16, 2020
In order to keep up with scholastics my kids have started bullying me @homeschool
— mattcanbefun (@mattcanbefun) April 1, 2020
Week one of #Homeschooling2020
— Becky (@randombabycakes) April 1, 2020
Followed by
Week 2 pic.twitter.com/L4CuTKbggR
My kid just made a pretty compelling argument that letting him re-watch Jurassic Park this afternoon is a lesson in biology and honestly I’m kinda down. #Homeschooling2020
— Gill Polard (@gill_polard) April 1, 2020
[home schooling, day 1]
— The Untastic Mr. Fitz (@UnFitz) March 16, 2020
Me: I know this is hard.
12:
Me: I know it’s frustrating.
12:
Me: But we’ll get through it.
12:
Me: Now explain this math to me just once more, I’m very close to understanding it.
Just saw this 😊 #Homeschooling2020 #HomeschoolinguK pic.twitter.com/JvDqveMZdI
— Stevie Boy (@SteveMacpompey) April 1, 2020
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Nancy Clanton is a lead producer for The AJC's platforms team, but also writes stories about health, travel, events and entertainment. A native of Knoxville and graduate of the University of Tennessee, she has worked at the AJC for 24 years.
