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Collected Item: “Ben's First Day of Homeschooling. Ben is Eight”

Give your story a title.

Ben's First Day of Homeschooling. Ben is Eight

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Journal Entry posted on Instragram

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

The transition from in-person classrooms to remote learning was very difficult for many parents. Most parents didn't have any idea where to start. Ben's school assigned him a journal project and this is his entry from his first day at home.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

ASU, HST580, Homeschooling, Humor, Parents

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Candice Hunter Kennedy, Instagram Post

Give this story a date.

2020-03-18
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