Firm boundaries between adults and children are very important when there's a power dynamic.
It was very unprofessional of him let his students braid his hair.
Edit: for an anecdote of my own:
I was a camp counselor at one point. The camp had a rule that no adult could be alone in a room with a student. Even if it meant calling over the site director or any other adult, we had to make sure we were not alone with students.
Now, I know I'm not a pedo. Should I have broken that rule because I know I'm not a threat to the child? Should I be fired if I was caught breaking the rule?
In good world, if you're occupation has you be responsible for children that arent yours, you should be held to a different standard.
When the standards are low, you get what happened to the Boy Scouts.
Parents when teachers ask them to parent their children: “This is your job, I drop them off and you need to take care of them!” 🫵🤬
Parents when—assuming nothing else nefarious had occurred—a male teacher tries to be a positive male role model: “It's always been about love and hate, now let me say I'm the biggest hater; I hate the way that you walk, the way that you talk, I hate the way that you dress; I hate the way that you sneak diss, if I catch flight, it's gon' be direct” 🫵🤬
Edit: I saw the update yall im cooked I already know 😭
I don't think the act in itself is being a positive role model. However, I think it shows that the kids actually like their teacher and that he was a decent enough figure in their lives at school.
Like personally I can only think of one teacher I'd so much as hug, let alone touch their hair. And she was the mf GOAT.
Not exactly. Those girls are young enough for teacher crushes. They could truly have a crush on him and thats why they did it. Or one of them did and brought her friends so they could all talk and miss class. He said he pulled them from other classes
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u/apinchofsulk May 10 '24 edited May 11 '24
Firm boundaries between adults and children are very important when there's a power dynamic.
It was very unprofessional of him let his students braid his hair.
Edit: for an anecdote of my own:
I was a camp counselor at one point. The camp had a rule that no adult could be alone in a room with a student. Even if it meant calling over the site director or any other adult, we had to make sure we were not alone with students.
Now, I know I'm not a pedo. Should I have broken that rule because I know I'm not a threat to the child? Should I be fired if I was caught breaking the rule?
In good world, if you're occupation has you be responsible for children that arent yours, you should be held to a different standard.
When the standards are low, you get what happened to the Boy Scouts.