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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a teacher who drinks a mug of coffee in front of my class every morning.   Is that distracting too?  She I offer them the opportunity to drink something other than their own water bottles? [/quote]

Old fashioned person here.  Yes, there are different rules about what a child drinks and what an adult drinks.  If the teacher drinks coffee in front of the class and the kids just get to drink water, that is fair.  But if the teacher drinks in front of kids who are not allowed to drink, that is rude.

When I grew up, it would be unthinkable for either the teacher or the children to eat or drink anything in class (except on special occasions like Halloween or Valentines).  We had to get permission to use the water fountain, and that was given very sparingly.  If the teacher became hoarse from speaking during class, she would excuse herself to the children to go to the water fountain.

I actually like the idea that teachers and children can drink during class these days--hydration is important.  I remember as a first grader how hard it was to not be able to drink water whenever I was thirsty.  I suppose that was viewed as character building.

We would have viewed the teacher being able to drink in class when we were not as cruel and an abuse of her authority over us.  We reported very little to our parents about what happened in class, including cases of corporal punishment, but our parents definitely would have heard if the teacher was eating and drinking in front of us when we couldn't.  Children easily get hungry and thirsty![/quote]

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