Teacher can't take shelter from criticism

A PRIMARY SCHOOL teacher in Shanghai has been widely criticized after a photo was posted online on April 30 showing a much shorter student of hers holding a parasol for her during a class outing. The school on Tuesday explained that it was the student who volunteered to do so for the teacher because they are very close. Comments:

What is even more notable in the case is that the pupil said he wanted to hold an umbrella for his teacher, who is obviously taller and more suited to holding it than him. The teacher seemed to enjoy her privilege of being "cared for" by the boy, who is supposed to learn the importance of equality rather than obsequiousness at school.

Cai Ningzhen, a guest commentator with Lanzhou Evening News, May 6