Do you think Teachers should be-friending students on Facebook?
High School or below.
DelMarVa's Premier Source for News, Opinion, Analysis, and Human Interest Contact Publisher Joe Albero at alberobutzo@wmconnect.com or 410-430-5349
DelMarVa's Premier Source for News, Opinion, Analysis, and Human Interest Contact Publisher Joe Albero at alberobutzo@wmconnect.com or 410-430-5349
37 comments:
Absolutely no way! 18 and older along with being out of school! Too much bologna going on to risk it these days!
As a teacher I say no way. That is crossing the line. You allow students too much access to your personal life.
Not on a personal page. If they want to "friend" their students, then they should create a private group page, without it being linked to their personal page. Then, they need to make sure that whatever is revealed is only relevant to the course or of a educational nature.
To clarify my last comment, when I said "private" group page, I didn't mean private from parents, administrators, etc. but one that members must be approved and is not open to the general public.
As a teacher my vote is NO NO NO!
7:37pm Ditto!!!
I'm a teacher and I vote NO. I don't even accept them if they are former students who are now years older. If they are MUCH older (like with families and such) then maybe... but still probably NO. They don't need to know what my family looks like, and what I did yesterday.
Not in any way shape or form. The witch hunt will start the minute you do.
Interesting to see how many teachers read this blog.
Any of you teachers have anything good to say about the Superintendent of Wicomico County schools?
what 7:37 said
Are todays (some) teachers so in secure that they find it necessry to have some kind of internet connection with their students after school is out.
I think that Norm Conway should prepare to present a new financial stream to assist this unnatural relation ship.
depends how cute the teacher is
If a teacher can be fired for their postings on Facebook regardless of whether a student friends them does it matter? Teachers are losing jobs because of their Facebook activities even if they aren't friends with their students.
If anything, the school system should encourage the use of facebook as a medium for students and teachers to communicate. Teachers should make sure their postings are appropriate.
Many teachers, faculty, or even guidance counselors could get to know their students better and step in to help out a student. An example is a teacher alerting the proper authorities if a student is posting stuff with drug use or violence.
Facebook can work to help out students and education just as much as it can hurt. It all depends on how it is used.
9:48 PM
example?
Don't teachers have email through the school system nowadays? If students needed extra help or needed to communicate and it couldn't wait til the next class, send them an email.
Teachers would be asking for trouble if they friended students on facebook regardless of how innocent it may be.
As a building administrator in another county, I say NO WAY. I tell my teachers that they are not to friend students and I warn them against friending parents.
I have a FB account and I do not even friend my teachers. It is personal for my closest friends.
For their personal Facebook NO. If they want to create a Facebook page for students for homework, activities, etc. then yes.
No not even older than high school.
8:15, your dumb. What you said didn't even make sense, and insecure is one word, as well as relationship.
What grades are we talking about?
Are we talking younger grades?
Are we talking Seniors in high school with a hotty teacher who wears inapropriate attire to tease?
Where were these teachers at when I was in School b/c this is not new in our society.
no
It does not matter. Students will get information from siblings, neighbors, older friends, parents, rumor mill etc. Even so, teachers should keep their FB pages appropriate because someone will see it. We live in a small community - everybody will know everything about you one way or another.
I work in a public school and have accepted all student friend requests. Unlike a lot of users I do not post my every move or lots of info about my family. I usually only post about fundraisers and positive things about sports, grades, acts of kindness etc. The benefit I have found is that kids forget they have friend requested you and tell all about their lives. I have been able to find out about planned fights, skip days and even a big party that had as it's highlight middle school kids talking about smoking weed. Without the kids ever knowing how anyone found out I have shared with guidance, administration and our school resource officer the plans the kids were making and those folks have been able to stop some of it before the outcome could have been bad.While I understand and don't disagree with others opinions, I don't believe that my responsibility towards them ends when the bell rings at the 3:00.
John Fredericksen is an egotistical moron that is already on a witch hunt as we speak.Ask the IT guy in the central office and several others. He is cutting their positions to get rid of them and then creating new ones for his friends.
Why do you think the one Assistant Superintendent position isn't filled yet. He is saving it for a "friend." The WCBOE and the Wicomico County Council need to get rid of him now!
teachers do enough with and for their students with inadequate compensation
you would think enough is enough they need not have to administer and censor a social networking presence as well
No. It's bad enough that many are too negligent to block their wall so that the students can see their thoughts without "friending" them. And that goes for Administrators too.
7:23 I agree with you now. He needs to go!~!!!!
NO, just one more way for teachers to get in a hot mess!
Another problem is that some teachers with 2nd jobs use Facebook as a way to lure students into spending money with them. Big conflict of interest.
sure, as long as the parents are aware. alot of kids with "destructive" home lives need a responsible hero. unfortunately, with great power comes great responsibility.
No, no, no! Facebook is trouble and in my opinion a waste of time.
no, never
Another problem is that some teachers with 2nd jobs use Facebook as a way to lure students into spending money with them. Big conflict of interest
What are you talking about? And how is it a conflict of interest?
NO!
Alex are you a pedophile? Never ever should there be that personable connection. Facebook is Facebook.
I like how Anon. 6:19 felt the need to correct someone else's grammar, and in doing so, used "your" instead of "you're." Not a big deal, but you should probably check yourself before correcting others.
Only if it helps them sleep together
NO
Post a Comment