Justin Trudeau: How Was The Canadian PM As A Teacher? His Students, Co-Teachers Share Details

Years before Justin Trudeau embarked on a political career and became Canada's prime minister, he worked as a teacher in British Columbia. Some of his students and co-teachers have shared what he was like as a part of the academe and they have nothing but good words for the progressive leader.

Per the Liberal Party Canada, Justin Trudeau taught French and Math after he earned his Bachelor of Education degree from the University of British Columbia. This was in the late 90s and he was at least a teacher for 10 years.

One of his students remarked in a discussion thread on Reddit that Justin Trudeau subbed for the French teacher and made the subject far more interesting. But what struck most with tyltu, the Reddit member, was when 9/11 happened and Justin Trudeau decided to discuss with his students about the impact of that unforgettable incident to the world. "He also reminded us not judge a group based on the actions of a few extremists," tyltu wrote in the Reddit thread.

Another student shared that girls as young as sixth grade were already "swooning" over Justin Trudeau. One time, while trying to discipline a student in his class, he supposedly "drew a moustache on a friend for not paying attention." Reddit user shiSSen said that she has a video tape of Justin Trudeau attempting to "dirt-board" in school as a dare from one of the students, but he "ate shit harder than anyone I've ever seen," and got his clothes all soiled with mud.

Other students describe Justin Trudeau as an eccentric, goofy, friendly and energetic teacher. One student remembered that what another teacher shared. Justin Trudeau would often eat lunch alone and rarely socialized with faculty, though he was friendly overall. They basically didn't bother him too because they knew Trudeau's father, former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.

Huffington Post reports that Justin Trudeau was likeable to both staff and students. When he won the elections in October 2015 and became Canada's leader, they were naturally proud, especially because he started off as a teacher.

Still a teacher at heart, a father, Mark Robins, recently shared how Justin Trudeau connected with his son Brograhn, who was struggling in school. The meeting took place before the elections and Trudeau apparently spent a few minutes chatting with the boy. He shared a photo of that moment, with a signed message form the prime minister on Facebook. The message Justin Trudeau wrote was that he's pulling for the boy to do better in school.