Is this a thing nowadays?

[Corneliawildthing]

I saw a post on a teaching FB page which they evidently though was a marvellous idea. Pupils had to touch a picture (heart, 2 hands or one hand) to indicate how they wanted to be "greeted" by the teacher. I'd have thought that hugging children would be frowned upon and could make some teachers and children uncomfortable.

It would never be thought acceptable in our school. Just wondering if other people do this stuff.

Americans trying to show off how much they just loooove and care for their classes.

Attention-seeking - they don’t video themselves teaching a maths lesson because they know that one won’t go viral.

Paul Dix tries to get teachers shaking hands with the kids over here. He can fuck off too.

Ah, Pivotal training, I remember it well. Actually, I don't, I switched off when he suggested shaking hands or giving high 5s!

I do hug but think the 'welcome' is a total fad. Have you seen the one where the teacher has an individual dance for each child?

What are the ones at the back of line and in the unattended classroom doing?! That's what I want to know.

Ah yes more pivotal crap.

Don't worry about what the class are doing unsupervised or the fact that it takes 10 mins of the lesson, as long as the teacher can feel cool who cares?

Can you tell I'm not a fan?

There's nothing wrong with a friendly greeting and get them in, no fuss, no cheesy videos and no "look I'm world's coolest teacher".

Our corridors are so narrow I end up saying “hello quick, in, in, in!”

I agree it’s a bit gimmicky, but I disagree with the hugging thing. It’s a choice for the children and if a teacher was uncomfortable with it then don’t have it as a greeting option. Not difficult to circumnavigate I think.

I've never felt the need tbh. Closest I got was a display where first thing in the morning they put their picture on the word that most closely allied to how they were feeling that morning.

Thanks all - I guessed it was some gimmicky pile of pish. The closest we get to any of that rubbish is Zones of Regulation.

As a parent I'd rather teachers spent the time teaching than lining up for hugs, high fives etc.

I'd hate a touching greeting at work so don't expect my kid to want to do that either.

I think it’s more of a thing in primary when you’ve got the same kids all day.

I would want cameras in the room pointing at the area where we were supposed to do this before I even considered doing this.