• Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world
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        8 days ago

        A smile? It looks like a wince or a grimace to me. As a teacher, he has to keep his composure around his students, and sometimes that means sucking up one’s discomfort and playing along.

        Though maybe he looks happier in a better resolution and it’s just potato quality on my phone?

        • Owl@mander.xyz
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          I still think he found it funny. I don’t think he would have taken a selfie then posted it with this caption on social media if he was scared by his students costumes

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      I don’t see how it could be scumbag. Fear of sharks != fear of people in very obvious and unrealistic shark costumes. People who are afraid of ghosts don’t have panic attacks from seeing people in ghost costumes on Halloween.

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      He does say ‘irrational’ fear and it was during an ice breaker, I’d take it as wholesome since it wouldn’t have been a really serious situation when it was revealed.

      Possibility different if they had brought in real hammerhead sharks. Also, if he’d been attacked by a hammerhead shark, but being an irrational fear I’m guessing not.

      • MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca
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        Possibility different if they had brought in real hammerhead sharks.

        Hey teach, hope you don’t mind I brought my Olympic sized pool and full grown hammerhead shark to class. Couldn’t find a babysitter.