Today we had the first ever experience of kids at our high school having LIVE lessons online.
At 9 am, I tried to help my son navigate round MS Teams, a zillion messages were pinging between the members of his class as they tried to figure out what they needed to do. In fact, I got quite emotional. I felt like I was back in Year 8 again.
It went a little like this (names all changed, obvs)
LIBBY: wtf ey? no idea wots wot
TOM: with maths now?
CARLTON: i dont think im here
RILEY: i think u r bro
TOM: is it miss nathaniels now
LIBBY: idk wot
ELLIE: bored already zzzzzzzz
TOM: im asking
JAYDEE: am in!!!!!!
LIBBY: hi lib is timmy wiv u
TOM: will sum1 answer
JAYDEE: no camera i hope?????? just got up!!!!!!!
ELLIE: no he’s avin a poo in the garden
CARLTON: jesus
TOM: An did we hav homework last yr
CARLTON: jesus wot!
TOM: cuz i looked in spring term but no files
CARLTON: poo? your bruv in th garden?
ELLIE: no u spanner
CARLTON: jesus thats gross
LIBBY: THATS HER DOG CARLTON U IDIOT
CARLTON: wtf gross
ELLIE: dogs av to poo!
CARLTON: no ,soz we crossed – rite
JAYDEE: im eatin cocopops!!!!!!
JAYDEE: any1else in their PJs?????!!!!!!!!
TOM: will sum1 answer we r meant to be in Spanish
LIBBY: jesus
TOM: Mr Lawson can still see this all u no
RILEY: crap
RILEY: I mean oh dear
JAYDEE: my mum is lookin at this 2 !!!!!!!!!
CARLTON: stalker.
Bless them. Clearly none of them had realised that parents attempting to help their own offspring might be present …