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I read an artcile that talked about the INternet and how teachers and students are getting mixed up in Facebook. It had one story about a teacher who was fired for posting a deragoatory remark about her students on her Facebook page. It does remind me of the artciel I recentlyu read about how some employers use Facebook to hire or fire employees. I think if a teacher gest drunk and posts pictures on her Facebook page she should get a warning. Its; almost like they are expecting teachers ot be operfect people when they are just like everyone else. Some like to get drunk and some don't. It's becoming common sense not to post these types of pictures but some people still think that their Facebook pages are private. I think a teacher should get warned and told that it doesn't present a good image for the students. I'm sure they would stop.
I don't think teachers and students should ever interact on Facebook. I think it's okay through a school website where everyone can see what you are doing but not privately. The article even talks about how throughout the world teacher shave engaged in behavior they don't want other people to know about. However, I think this goes back to the fact that teachers are just ordinary people. Thee are some who like to get drunk and some who don't. There are those that are pedophiles and those that are not.
I think this article makes many interesting points. The first of which is should we hold people in certain professions to higher standards than others? Should teachers just receive a reprimand for their bad behavior, or should they just be fired outright? And is it really okay for them to get drunk once in a while and post the pictures on Facebook? As a parent I have attention on who is teaching my children. I think if you have a job in the public eye you should expect to be watched more closely. I also think it's okay to expect teachers not to co-mingle with the students.It's just my opinion, I know not everyone agrees with it.
ReplyDeleteThe article that you posted reminds me of an excerpt from the website from Lamebook.com. The website is basically a collection of comments, status updates, and photos that are just LOL worthy because of the activities that take place on Facebook. There was an instance where a high school student was upset at one of his teachers for some unknown reason. The student went on to use a derogatory remark in describing his disgust for the teacher. The crazy thing was that the student had added that teacher as a friend so the teacher was able to see that unflattering remark about him. Nonetheless the teacher threatened administrative action on the student. If the teacher would have responded back to the student in an even worse manner then surely he would have been fired. I think there are cases where professionals be held to a higher standard if they have a position that deals with the general public. I’m not so sure if this would apply to teachers however.
ReplyDeleteI don’t understand why people can’t learn their lesson when it comes to this stuff. It would seem that the bad publicity with Facebook is growing exponentially. At first the bad articles and new stories about FB were once a month. Then they were once a week. Now, you would be hard pressed not to hear a story daily about them. What’s especially disturbing is that students and teachers should stay very far away from each other when it comes to these issues. For the past 10 years it’s been hot news when teachers and students get mixed up in something, so people should know to stay away from a situation. In short, this story is a double whammy.
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