Scroll through any social media app and you will find fun Reels made by teachers. Usually, they’re hilarious and relatable sketches, such as a teacher trying to take a break, but being followed everywhere by students because it’s exam time. Funny and relatable.

Every once in a while, though, there’s a Reel that leaves you feeling uncomfortable. Like this one: A teacher looks serious during a puja with the caption “Being a teacher: Me trying to act normal when my student says, ‘Ma’am, aap bahut sundar lagti ho [ma’am, you look beautiful]’.” The caption then switches to “Me on the inside”, and the Reel cuts to a famous Bollywood actress giggling demurely.

This, according to educators like Swati Popat Vats, is the kind of behaviour that confuses children. “If you are a class teacher and you are making reels with your students, singing and dancing with them, a boundary is being crossed,” says Vats, president of the Early Childhood Association, as well as the Association for Preparatory Education & Research.