<em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: What’s Next for Trumpism?

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Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial provided little closure. “If you looked to the U.S. Senate for a full measure of accountability, you did not receive it,” my colleague David Frum wrote over the weekend.

But Trump himself still lost, Frum argues: Polls show support for the former president’s actions dwindling—“not the numbers on which to base a Grover Cleveland–style comeback tour.”

Even if Trump’s political career is currently lagging, what does the future hold for his base—and the ideology he rode to office on?

[She] fights me every morning she has to go into school. And I don’t blame her. From what I overhear when she’s Zooming, her teacher, Ms. G, really doesn’t like her …

When I finally broke down and emailed Ms. G to ask why she thought Sarah was struggling, she claimed that Sarah was better able to focus on in-person days than virtual ones, so I shouldn’t worry … I can barely get Sarah to go to school on the days she’s supposedly “better.” What can I do?

Abby Freireich and Brian Platzer respond in our latest “Homeroom” column:

First, you should know that Sarah is not alone. Most kids are having an exceptionally difficult year …

We understand that you are upset about Sarah’s experience in Ms. G’s class. But … it’s important to bear in mind that Ms. G, like all of us, has found her world upended by the pandemic.

Keep reading. Every Tuesday, Abby and Brian take questions from readers about their kids’ education. Have one? Email them at homeroom@theatlantic.com.