Difference and similarities teachers and actors

Difference and similarities teachers and actors
As it has been emotional being away from my two girls, I thought I go for some Steemrapy (Steemit-therapy). Hey, this can be a new tag idea #steemrapy. Anyway, teachers and parents share more in common than you think. For the post today, I thought I point out the similarities and differences between a teacher and a parent. One of the biggest similarity is the noise... oh, the noise...
The noise
The biggest similarity between a teacher and a parent is the noise. The screams that fill the house and the classroom are similar. It starts with a little bit of noise by one of the child or some of the students. Like a crescendo of a musical piece, or some horror movie, the noise will get louder, occasionally accompanied with screams. Silence is an exceptionally alien concept to these children. The only time that it truly ends is when the child sleeps or when the class ends.
I remember when I first taught a class of 8 year olds. I realized why I was always getting the last class of the day. You see, I was new and young, so my older colleagues assumed that my resistance towards noise was higher. When the bell rung at the end of the day, like a call to battle, the students will scream and charge for the exit of the classroom. It reminds me of a scene of Braveheart where like a group of highly motivated warrior, they charge out in the name of freedom!

While slightly different, the parent on the other hand faces not a battle of numbers but a long battle of patience. The constant call for attention and the constant repetition of words is not for the faint of heart. I was counted a child calling his mom mummy 47 times at the mall. At the 20th time I felt like yelling at the child, but I do salute the parent for his or her patience.

As such, while the noise faced by the parent and a teacher may vary, it is similar to a certain extent. When dealing with older students or more mature students, the noise evolves into something a bit more interesting. Something I would like to call, the long debates.