1st graders in one Toledo, Ohio elementary school received a surprise delivery Tuesday morning at their homes from their school music teachers. An instrument, a recorder.

Parent’s who are already struggling with E-learning, are frustrated with this move because not only do they have children at home, they are now forced to deal with the added noise.

“Is this a sick joke?” A parent of a 6 year old in first grade said, “It’s bad enough that I’m trying to teach them common core math. But, now that I’m non-essential for my job. My kid has been playing with the recorder all day long! I can’t stand the noise.”

According to school officials, music teachers introduce recorders to students in the spring semester of first grade to get the kids excited about possibly joining marching band later in their school career.

“We sent the recorders to the kids at home, so they can start to learn how to play it with a series of youtube video instructions that we are curating for our spring concert.” One of the districts 35 music teachers explained to Snickersee.

“It’s a great precursor to band instruments which are introduced in 4th grade.” The music teacher continued, “Students learn a song, and even perform a concert at the end of the school year.”

While most parents are sympathetic to teachers, and the e-learning situation due to the coronavirus stay-at-home order. Most feel that this part of the curriculum should have been cancelled for this school year.

“They could have done this in second grade, when things get back to normal.” One of the kids fathers commented to Snickersee. “When this is over, I’m going to take my kid to his teachers house, you know so my son can do a private concert for her.”

One other parent was less cordial about the situation. “If I break that thing over my knee. Will my kid have to repeat 1st grade?”