What do you do with a DH who doesn't seem to understand the concept of online school?

[TheLovelinessOfDemons]

DS2 was just coming to the end of his lunch break, his class are self-isolating, when DH came home. When he joined the class again, I told DH that he was in online classes now until 3. Immediately after that I heard him having a full blown conversation with DS2 when he was supposed to be watching a video. After he left DS2's room I reminded him again that he was in online classes until 3. He said, "Sorry, I forgot." How do I deal with this? DS2 is self-isolating until Monday.

Leave him to it, not likely to be an issue for a few days

Why did you wait until he’d left DS’s room? How old is your DS?

When teen DD was isolating she put a note on her door saying she was in a lesson do not disturb, as an adult dh should be able to remember

Maybe he forgot?

@Nacknick

Why did you wait until he’d left DS’s room? How old is your DS?

Because I didn't want to disturb DS as well. He's 9, if that's relevant.

@Bryonyshcmyony

Maybe he forgot?

How do you forget straight after you've been told? He walked straight out of our room and into DS's room. DS only had the allotted time to watch the video before having to rejoin the lesson, if he'd missed something, he wouldn't have had enough time to go back. Just stay out of his room until 3.

You make him remember by making him responsible for at least some of the support / checking of work or whatever it is you do with your DS to ensure he’s getting the work done.

Without having to deal with the outcome he won’t have much care about the input or appreciate how bloody awful online schooling can be

I really only have to make sure he joins the class on time and doesn't leave in the afternoon until he's finished 20 minutes on the reading website. DH is at work until nearly the end of DS's lunch break. I can ask him to make sure that DS has joined the class at 1.30 and doesn't leave until at least 2.50. I suspect he'd forget, because the DC's schooling isn't a priority of his.

DH remembered and just said hello today.