to think that my 8 year old's teacher should not be showing the class her baby scan pictures

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My daughter came home to day from school and could not tell me what subjects she had learnt, but could tell me all about her teacher's baby scan. Is it me, or should this type of information be restricted to family and friend's.

come on OP whats your problem with it?

popcorn in my previous school we were actually encouraged to make our classrooms more personal (ie family pictures on the desk) so that the children realised that we were real people. I find I build a far better teaching relationship with my classes if they understand that I have a lofe outside school. There are boundries I would never cross eg Facebook, meeting outside school, but a bit of reality is helpful.

YABU, I think it is lovely.

I don't understand what the problem is. I think it's sweet of the teacher to involve her class

Yabu. Is it because she has had sex that you think she shouldn't or because it's about her personal life.

I think that teachers should be treated like people. They are not robots. My dd only started school two weeks ago and she already knows her teacher likes white wine and not red. I don't know how that came up! Dd1's teacher got married last year. She brought the photos in to show them.

YABU. It's educational and shares the joy of a new life. The people who say it's private- surely it's up to the person who's scan it is? If the teacher is happy to share it, who are we to label it private? Mad.

I think it's lovely and I also don't mind when people put their scans on FB. It's up to them and it's hardly a graphic photo of a fanjo is it?

Every child in that class was once a baby growing in a tummy. What the hell is so inappropriate about that?

YABU my dd would love that! Teacher sounds sweet .

The 2 or 3 people saying it uis not appropriate and should be kept private - why?

The children will see she is pregnant and will ask questions.
Should teachers never share their private life with the children they work with every day?

We share personal information with children every school day ime. We ask them about what they like to do outside of school, who is in their family, what they did in the holidays, etc. And we tell them our news too. It is the sharing of news and information and something we do regularly in school. It encourages good questioning, good listening and good speaking.

The fact that the teacher is having a baby is BIG news. It's hardly private news - very soon everyone is going to know she is pregnant if they don't already. The picture is a photo of the baby, that's all.

Chances are teacher will also take in the baby once it's born too you know. Is that also wrong?

' A teachers personal family life and should be kept separate from lessons '

School and learning is so much more than ABC , 123 - for all we know and the OP the teacher may have incorporated it into PSHE lesson -' Change and New Beginings ' perhaps .

Blimey! £PAGES of almost everyone agreeing with each other on AIBU - what's going on here then ?

fwiw, I think it's rather nice too - can't think why anyone would object.

that should be 3 not £

It a wind up surely and we've all fallen for it

Op seems to have disappeared .

I loved being pregnant while teaching Yr6 a few years back - can't recall if I showed them my scan pics but I know I used to constantly use my baby in reprimand e.g. "Shh! You're too noisy and you've woken my baby! He's kicking me now, work quietly so he can get back to sleep!" "Boys be nice - you're my baby's role models for behaviour!" etc etc. The kids responded very favourably to the involvement of my belly in their discipline, I can't see how showing a scan pic is in anyway U?

Why ever not? It's very rare that i am able to actually see the baby in the scan photos anyway.

I spent a few days telling showing people DS's 12 week scan photo and pointing outwhat I though was his head, when it was in fact his arse DH had to correct me!

yabvvu

It is part of AT2 in science for lower KS2, the growth cycle of humans.
Without the sex bit, which is usually Y6.
How useful that she had her own first-hand resource to show them.

Ooh you misery, op!

Ah, another first post where the OP is yet to return to explain their odd way of thinking.

Errrr so how exactly does she keep the fact she's pregnant from the class when she's six months gone? How do you ultimately keep "this type of information be restricted to family and friend's".

She is going to have to tell the class when she goes on maternity leave. Why not tell them with a scan.

Really struggling to see why the idea of a pregnant lady telling children she is pregnant is so distressing to you...

Lots of first time posters about tonight

I keep getting sucked in Graham. There should be a rule that the OP has to respond within so many posts on a first thread.

My dd2's (age 5) teacher was pregnant and then was considerate enough to give birth just two weeks after the summer term finished. She showed them scan photos (quite late in), talked about the bump, and came back in with the baby on her maternity leave to introduce him. She is a lovely person and it was so nice for them all to share in her excitement and to see the baby. I can't imagine what type of person would object.

PMSL

My nursery children were very interested in my baby bump and then were delighted when I visited with her after she was born. The parents were happy to discuss me having a baby with their children.

My friend was pregnant at the same time and teaching P2. It was round the millennium and their class had lots of discussion about how the millennium bug would affect the baby, would it have 16 fingers and 2 toes.

It's life, and the teacher sharing this with her class is lovely.

Foot covering marionettes, ya think usual?