a classmate just spoke up to say "i think what he's trying to say- oh, she's, sorry, i didn't see who was talking" and i'm trying my best to not break down in tears in class
Yeah, I feel like the "didn't see who was talking" was unnecessary. Just correcting to "what she was trying to say" and moving along without calling any extra attention to the mistake would have been enough if they had to say something.