What Is Like to Have a Parent as a Teacher in Your School | Alexandre Gadelia | TEDxIBEuropeanSchool

Summary

The speaker discusses the impact of having a parent as a teacher at their school, sharing personal experiences that highlight both challenges and benefits. While many find it uncomfortable and stressful, the speaker argues that it can foster good habits like punctuality, responsibility, and social skills. They recall positive moments from their childhood, such as feeling proud and connected to the school community. Overall, the speaker contends that despite popular belief, having a parent as a teacher can be advantageous, helping them build a strong personal identity and gain a good reputation.

Takeaways

• 👨‍👧 Parents, especially famous ones, significantly influence a child's identity and the pressure to succeed can be immense.
• 🌟 Children of celebrities often face unrealistic expectations and constant comparison to their parents' achievements.
• 🤔 Some children may idealize their parents, which can lead to either success or overshadowing, potentially causing identity loss.
• 🏫 Having a parent as a teacher can be stressful due to the lack of freedom and constant surveillance by both parents and teachers.
• 👩‍🏫 The speaker disagrees with the negative views on having a parent as a teacher, highlighting the unique benefits of such a situation.
• 🎓 Early experiences with a parent as a teacher can be positive, fostering a sense of pride and excitement about school.
• 📚 The speaker credits their good habits and skills to the influence of their teacher-parent, impacting their personality development.
• 👫 Knowing the speaker's friends and their parents provided a sense of security and freedom within boundaries.
• 🕒 The speaker's punctuality and responsibility were shaped by their mother's influence as a teacher, instilling discipline.
• 📈 The speaker's academic performance in Georgian literature was influenced by their mother's expertise in the subject.
• 👨‍⚕️ Despite the father being a doctor and not a teacher, the speaker believes having two teacher-parents could be even more beneficial.

Q & A

What is the main challenge for children of famous parents according to the transcript?

The main challenge is finding their own identity and gaining their own reputation because they are often compared to their parents and expected to be as successful.

Why might children of famous parents feel stressed?

They feel stressed because people always compare them to their parents and criticize them, which can lead to disappointment.

What does the speaker think about children trying to idealize their parents?

The speaker finds it controversial because it might lead to success or cause children to lose their identity by living in their parents' shadows.

How does the speaker feel about having a parent as a teacher in their school?

The speaker disagrees with the negative perception and shares their positive experiences, highlighting the benefits and advantages.

What was the speaker's experience like when their mother was a teacher in their school?

The speaker was delighted and enjoyed the benefits such as knowing more about the school, being sociable, and developing good habits and skills.

Why did the speaker feel proud when their mother was a teacher?

The speaker felt proud because they knew more about the school and could share stories with their friends.

How did the speaker's mother's profession influence their punctuality?

The speaker's mother waking them up early every morning to avoid being late for school helped them become more punctual.

What responsibility did the speaker feel towards homework because of their mother being a teacher?

The speaker felt almost obligated to complete homework because their mother was a teacher and would know if they didn't.

How did the speaker's mother's profession as a teacher affect their relationship with other teachers?

Other teachers knew the speaker because of their mother, which made them feel like a celebrity and also prevented them from lying.

What is the speaker's opinion on the statement that having a parent as a teacher is bad?

The speaker believes that having a parent as a teacher is beneficial and helpful, contrary to the popular belief that it is bad.

What is the speaker's relationship to their mother, and how does it influence their identity?

The speaker is the son of Tamar Lomidze, and he is glad that his mother helped him gain his own reputation at school, while also being known as her son.