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These TikTok teachers challenge the one-dimensional and sometimes even patronising stereotypes of teachers as faultless saints or hapless victims. Both students and parents have been commenting how much they enjoyed watching it, and for the teachers, it’s been nice to show everyone that we’re normal people just like them”. “Due to the virus, teachers have been asked to come up with ideas for online content that kids want to connect and engage with on a totally new level.

The videos received thousands of views and a local news outlet picked up the story, interviewing teacher Tayla Lythall who said: TikTok’s emphasis on music and dance is especially useful for teachers seeking to playfully connect with their students and school community during lockdown.Įarlier this year, teachers at Terrigal Public School (TPS) in New South Wales created TikTok dance videos as a fun end-of-term send off for their students. But he was also quick to mention that he has guidelines for using TikTok in terms of his choice of language and music, aware that his videos are viewed by his students and their parents. In an interview with Swinburne teaching student Jessica McGough, Mr Luke described his use of social media as a “juggling game” and TikTok in particular as a “really cool”, “engaging”, and “fun” platform. Many of his videos are set to pop music and involve him enthusiastically dancing and jumping around his empty classroom. In the last year, Mr Luke has accrued a following of 277,000 people and over 7 million likes for his short clips. Most of Mr Luke’s TikTok videos are recorded in his classroom (sans students) and often involve him excitedly sharing an anecdote from a lesson or his reflections on what it means to be a teacher.

One teacher who has regularly utilised TikTok’s capabilities during the disruptions of 2020 is South Australian primary school teacher, ‘Mr Luke’ (handle: iam.mrluke). However, during COVID-19 lockdowns, a growing number of teachers have found solace-and celebrity-status-through the app.

Much of TikTok’s success has been attributed to its appeal among children and young people. TikTok is one of the world’s fastest growing apps, with an estimated two billion total downloads since its inception, including more than 1.4 million monthly active users in Australia.