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Margaret Abrams

New Girl star Max Greenfield's hilarious homeschooling of daughter goes viral

Plenty of unlikely social media superstars have emerged during self-quarantine, from Leslie Jordan's iconic mini-rants to Stanley Tucci's informative and thirst-inducing cocktail class.

Another must-follow to emerge is actor Max Greenfield, previously best known for his stint on The New Girl alongside Zooey Deschanel. He also appeared in a "raunchy" comedy central pilot The Girls and Boys Guide to Getting Down alongside a pre-Royal Meghan Markle.

Now, the actor has a new job, at least for a little while - he's a teacher. On Instagram, he details his time in self-isolation and it's decidedly normal.

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Greenfield, 39, has been homeschooling his daughter, Lilly, who doesn't care that her dad is a star.

It might be because Lilly is the real star. She's amassed a whole slew of celebrity fans on Instagram, including Taraji P. Henson who called her an "artist" and Arrested Development actor Tony Hale. Even Leslie Jordan is weighing in, calling them the "top internet comedy team."

We've rounded up some of our favorite moments from the Greenfield family's adventures in homeschooling.

When they talked TikTok

"Do you know who Charli D'amelio is?"

Taking it back to where it all started

Just call him professor.

That time when Lilly shared some thoughts with her teacher

And she was not impressed with her dad (it's kind of a theme for them).

When his wife contemplated taking over homeschooling duties from him

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The vibe in the classroom has deteriorated #homeschool

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It's not time yet.

Lilly proved she knows her dad's old tricks

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Monday (I think) #homeschool

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"Glug, glug, glug."

When she questioned Tiger King's plot

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Tuesday #homeschool

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As Justin Long commented, "It's not NOT about a zoo."

Luckily, he explained Tiger King to his daughter in an age appropriate way

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How to talk to your kids about Tiger King

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"There's this woman named Carole..."

When she issued a progress report about her dad

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TGIF #homeschool

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"It was really easy for me but it was very hard for my dad."

And at one point, Lilly was all of us

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TGIF #homeschool

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Whipped cream is a solid snack.

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