This Is Homeschooling
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About
This Is Homeschooling or This Is Homeschool is a TikTok trend in which users parody a viral video of a homeschooled kindergarten boy tilling a garden, the caption explaining how he told his mother he wanted to learn how to "successfully transplant a variety of native plants without them dying," the caption ending with the phrase, "This is homeschooling." The original video became the subject of mockery, with many not believing a kindergartener would make the captioned request, inspiring comments similar to the woke toddler and that happened memes under the video and parody videos with similar captions that end in "this is homeschooling."
Origin
On September 3rd, 2023, TikToker[1] @leafandlearn posted a video of her son tilling a garden plot. The caption reads, "I asked him what he wanted to accomplish in 'Kindergarten' and he said he wanted to learn how to successfully transplant a variety of native plants without them dying, and also get really good at chess. So, that's what we're doing. This is homeschooling." The video gained over 4.5 million views in two days (shown below).
@leafandlearn He’s preparing this bed for his transplants, & we’re going to bump him up to TWO chess lessons a week via @outschool 🙌🏼🍃 He loves his chess instructor, and it’s become his favorite thing to learn! We’re all about it -- chess teaches so many great virtues and habits that can bleed into every aspect of life: critical thinking, planning ahead, mindfulness, outcome prediction, and more! Also how cute is it that his first answer was transplanting? Here’s how the conversation went: Me: What do you want to achieve before you turn 6? Like, what do you think 6 year old Hudson should be able to do that you can’t do right now? Without missing a beat, he says: “I need to be able to move plants from one spot on the property to wherever I want them, without them dying. Like, I need to figure out how to keep all the roots!” 🥹 This opened up a conversation about transplanting and ALL the things that need to be considered: type of plant, location, sun requirements, water requirements; etc. I explained that this was a really exciting project to choose, because each plant will be different! So, he’s going to study each plant he wants to move, & learn the best way (and place) to move it. 🙌🏼🌱 This boy genuinely loves gardening, and I couldn’t be more proud! What are some cool things your kiddos are wanting to study lately? 👇🏼 #homeschool #unschooling #homeschoollife ♬ originalljud – Ebba Högberg
Some of the top comments under the video are ironic comments parodying the video's caption, suggesting they don't believe that her son actually made the request, or at least not as eloquently as written (examples shown below).
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The video inspired TikTokers to post videos parodying it. On September 4th, 2023, TikToker[2] @joyteon posted a parody that gained over 3.3 million views in a day (shown below, left). On the same day, TikToker[3] @.presro posted a parody that gained over 4.1 million views in the same span of time (shown below, right).
@joyteon so intelligent <3. #unschooling #fyp #college ♬ originalljud – Ebba Högberg
@.presro #homeschool #unschooling #fyp ♬ originalljud – Ebba Högberg
That day, TikToker[4] @problyfake posted a parody of the video using footage of their cat, garnering over 400,000 views in a day (shown below).
@problyfake The unschooling route provides so many opportunities #kitten #fyp #cat #meatball ♬ originalljud – Ebba Högberg
Various Examples
@tyler.benderr THIS is homeschool 💗 #parody #satire #homeschool ♬ originalljud – Ebba Högberg
@thelegendofzdawg She's heads and tails above the other dogs in her class #homeschooling #homeschool #unschool #unschooling #jrx #rescuedog #dogtok #toronto ♬ originalljud – Ebba Högberg
@newsmagoose Kids these days are just something else 🫶 #homeschooling #unschooling ♬ originalljud – Ebba Högberg
@bark4petedavidson All views expressed in this video are not my own
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