Sanding the tables

Okay, I am NOT adept at wood stuff, but the way Kody CHAOTICALLY went at the tops of the wood tables was crazy! I kept thinking "WITH THE GRAIN YOU F'ING MORON!". He had that wire brush going sideways! I want to see all the gouges he made sloppily covered by paint. And he is the one teaching the kids how to do this! Paint covers a multitude of sins, but still....