Better known as Educator Andrea, she discusses the ups and downs of being a teacher in TikTok videos, many of which have gone viral and many of which have made her fellow netizens giggle, too. Today we want to shed light on some of the situations from Andrea’s day-to-day that have taken her aback, to put it mildly, and only proved time and again that there’s never a dull moment when it comes to teaching.
Scroll down to find them on the list below, where you will also find Bored Panda’s interview with Andrea, who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions.
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“These kids are also so incredibly hilarious; who wouldn’t love sitting in a room with the world’s most unedited comedians?” she added. “I wanted to encourage future educators that they could find laughter in the classroom, and let other educators know that they weren’t alone.”
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“We become de facto emotional support people for the students—and some of these kids are dealing with things that I am simply unprepared and untrained to help them with,” she shared with Bored Panda.
“I refer kids to parents, counselors, or others that are better trained than I, but I have learned about some of the invisible scars my students carry, and that’s not something that goes away. You carry their stories with you and it can get very heavy.”
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“Also, going to see students play sports and seeing them excel—it’s so cool to see them in a context where they thrive,” Andrea added.
According to the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), the student-teacher relationship is strongly linked with not only the former’s academic performance but with their level of happiness and sense of belonging in school as well.
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“I wanted to be a morning radio host because they just got to show up and vibe; or that’s always what I thought. I actually have a journal entry from when I was 18 and said I thought teaching might be fun, but I didn’t want to be poor. Yet teaching found me anyways: I worked at a grocery store in college and they put me in charge of training the cashiers, mostly teenagers and I was like ‘Oh, oh no. I kind of love this. I am in trouble now’.”
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“I love it. I love teaching my students, even if those six Chads from the internet think I should leave education. Never let a Chad win,” she said, referring to the few haters online that told her she should quit teaching.
“I have been pretty fortunate that most of my videos only get a few troll comments, which is the best someone can ask for, especially once you hit millions of views. If you think about it—a million people, and only six told me I was a garbage teacher and should quit? I mean, honestly, I’m winning. Those stats aren’t bad,” Andrea told Bored Panda.
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