Who said school isn’t fun? Quarantined students share hilarious updates from their online classes – from classmates doing face masks to teachers bringing their PETS into lessons
- Schools across the US have closed for the foreseeable future
- While some parents homeschool, many teacher and college professors are running online classes with platforms like Zoom
- The platforms allow the whole class to chat and join via video
- Students are behaving strangely in the informal setting, doing things they’d never do in a classroom
- Some teachers are embracing the strange times and having fun, like by introducing their pets to the class
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As schools across the US close for the foreseeable future in light of the coronavirus pandemic, many classes are moving online, with K-12 teachers and college professors inviting their students to use online video conferencing technology like Zoom to join lessons.
But if real-life classrooms have rules and structure, much of that is going out the window as students learn from home.
With children, teens, and their educators meeting virtually, there are many students turning up to ‘class’ in pajamas or other unusual outfits, while things they’d normally never do in a classroom setting are becoming the norm — like wearing face masks, brushing teeth, and eating food.
In other cases, teachers are embracing the informal setting, bringing their pets on screen and cracking jokes to lighten the mood.
Dozens have been sharing their funny class outtakes on social media ad people try to make the best of these uncertain times.
![Wild times: Students are sharing the funny things happening in their online classes since schools across the country closed](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/20/17/26216318-8135591-image-a-31_1584725109445.jpg?resize=634%2C370&ssl=1)
Wild times: Students are sharing the funny things happening in their online classes since schools across the country closed
![Hey there! A lot of teachers and professors have introduced their classes to their pets](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/20/17/26216326-8135591-image-a-37_1584725153348.jpg?resize=634%2C527&ssl=1)
Hey there! A lot of teachers and professors have introduced their classes to their pets
![](https://i1.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/20/17/26216334-8135591-image-m-42_1584725193827.jpg?resize=634%2C213&ssl=1)
![Awkward! Some students don't seem to realize that the chat features on these online class platforms are available to the professors, too](https://i2.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/20/17/26216332-8135591-image-a-54_1584725366933.jpg?resize=306%2C488&ssl=1)
![Awkward! Some students don't seem to realize that the chat features on these online class platforms are available to the professors, too](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/20/17/26216330-8135591-image-m-53_1584725354817.jpg?resize=306%2C488&ssl=1)
Awkward! Some students don’t seem to realize that the chat features on these online class platforms are available to the professors, too
![Drink up! Lots of older students — like these in law school — are drinking, and in some cases, the professors are joining them](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/20/17/26216320-8135591-image-a-35_1584725140979.jpg?resize=634%2C243&ssl=1)
Drink up! Lots of older students — like these in law school — are drinking, and in some cases, the professors are joining them
![That's the spirit! Some are picking funny backgrounds on Zoom — with teachers joining in the fun](https://i2.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/20/17/26216350-8135591-image-a-44_1584725232821.jpg?resize=634%2C510&ssl=1)
That’s the spirit! Some are picking funny backgrounds on Zoom — with teachers joining in the fun
![Not so bright: One UVA professor didn't know students could do that, and mistook one student's background for the real thing](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/20/17/26216316-8135591-image-a-34_1584725137254.jpg?resize=634%2C215&ssl=1)
Not so bright: One UVA professor didn’t know students could do that, and mistook one student’s background for the real thing
![Self-care: Several students are using the opportunity to do face masks and other grooming](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/20/17/26216344-8135591-image-a-47_1584725257133.jpg?resize=634%2C597&ssl=1)
Self-care: Several students are using the opportunity to do face masks and other grooming
![Joke's on them! One physics student tricked their professor to shut herself out of the class](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/20/17/26216312-8135591-image-a-33_1584725132990.jpg?resize=634%2C246&ssl=1)
Joke’s on them! One physics student tricked their professor to shut herself out of the class
![Making it fun! Pets are making lots of appearances in the early days of online classes](https://i1.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/20/17/26216360-8135591-image-a-49_1584725272750.jpg?resize=634%2C182&ssl=1)
Making it fun! Pets are making lots of appearances in the early days of online classes
![Informal setting: Some students thought it was funny when their teacher read an unfortunate typo out loud](https://i2.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/20/17/26216358-8135591-image-a-48_1584725265871.jpg?resize=634%2C712&ssl=1)
Informal setting: Some students thought it was funny when their teacher read an unfortunate typo out loud
![Go on mute! Some people are still getting used to the technology](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/20/17/26216322-8135591-image-a-36_1584725143543.jpg?resize=634%2C270&ssl=1)
Go on mute! Some people are still getting used to the technology
![Home life: Taking classes at home turns up some unusual obstacles](https://i2.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/20/17/26216364-8135591-image-a-50_1584725276571.jpg?resize=634%2C730&ssl=1)
Home life: Taking classes at home turns up some unusual obstacles