Man, listening to my kid's 2nd grade teacher try to lay down discipline is just heartbreaking.

Heartbreaking for the teacher's powerlessness and frustration. Heartbreaking for the kids who are struggling with squirreliness and misery.

This is all so wretched.

"Look, it's a shitty day: you're miserable, your teacher is miserable, your classmates are miserable. We just need to make it to noon." -- file under 'not helpful pep talks I give my child at hour 2.5 of synchronous learning.'

Child is now face down on the table in front of her laptop camera, crying. Happy Tuesday everyone. Only a million more days of this.