I guess Brit Brit finally figured out that she was going to have to comply with the court-ordered parenting classes if she had a hope in the world of getting her boo-boos back. Yes, it’s true–yesterday Spears showed up at the Beverly Hills Hotel for a “Parenting Without Conflict” class. Even better, K-Fed was apparently there, too. Oh, to have been a fly on the wall.

It’s actually not mandatory for the parents to take the class together, though it is encouraged. But you know Brit and Kev–they’re always going that extra mile to insure the best for their children. Uh, ch-yay.

One part of the program consists of testing how to make “polite requests:”

“Instead of saying ‘You’re always bringing the kids home late because you’re an insensitive jerk’ we teach parents instead to say ‘When you bring the kids home late, I feel like you’re not valuing my time, and I feel hurt or angry as a result.”

Does the notion of using the term “valuing my time” to someone who trolls all Southern California’s fast food restaurants as hilarious as I think it sounds? Just me? ‘K.

The two are due back in court on Friday to report on their progress. Which means Brit’s got a day left to screw something up. Not that she’s set a precedent there or anything…