GREENWOOD, S.C. - Teachers have to juggle a lot in their jobs, and one South Carolina professor took on an extra duty while teaching his class.Dr.
Samuel Reed was in the middle of teaching his math class at Lander University on Sept. 6 when he stepped in to hold a student’s crying baby.Peterra Richburg, a senior at the university and a student in Reed’s class, had to bring her baby to class after she couldn’t find child care, according to a Lander University release."I didn’t have time to let Dr.
Reed know that I was bringing her with me. I was so nervous about it," Richburg shared with the university.As Richburg and her 2-month-old daughter Aria entered the classroom, they received happy responses from the students, which the senior enjoyed.The now-viral photo of Dr.
Reed with Aria. (Photo via Lander University) When the baby became fussy, Reed picked her up while continuing to lead a class on teaching addition to students.