Public social media of Big 3 teachers?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sometimes it's just a mistake. I had to let DD's middle school assistant principal know that I thought his dog was super cute and congrats on his time on last weekend's race. He hadn't realized.

Why did you “have to” let him know?

So he could make it private!

Why did you think he wanted to or should make it private? Why is it your job to tell an adult what to post?

Oh my god. You are creating a problem where there was none. He was grateful I told him, he hadn't realized, and made it private. He was applying to become principal in another school within the district - having his social media private was a smart move. I didn't say "You should make it private" but more "You may not have realized, but the kids found your social media - cute dog, by the way - so I wanted to let you know in case that wasn't your intention."

He was grateful you reminded him how weird some parents are. How he is really just the help, to be ordered about. How much he really wants that new job so he can get away from your school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I imagine "racy" means that some young-ish teacher posted a picture of herself in a bikini with some friends at the beach.

OP, teachers are allowed to have a life that doesn't meet your prudish standards.

In this case, 'racy' is a close-up shot of the teacher's crotch in a Speedo (crotch itself occupies the center 1/3 of the frame). No face in the pic, rather a self-identifying comment by the teacher claiming it.

My kid doesn't have social media and it was sent to them by a 3rd or 4th grade student.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I imagine "racy" means that some young-ish teacher posted a picture of herself in a bikini with some friends at the beach.

OP, teachers are allowed to have a life that doesn't meet your prudish standards.

In this case, 'racy' is a close-up shot of the teacher's crotch in a Speedo (crotch itself occupies the center 1/3 of the frame). No face in the pic, rather a self-identifying comment by the teacher claiming it.

My kid doesn't have social media and it was sent to them by a 3rd or 4th grade student.

No, that isn’t appropriate. But I’d be equally frustrated if I saw that pop up attributed to my neighbor, my friend, my doctor, my dentist, etc.

I’m not holding teachers to a higher standard than anybody else in my life. They already have a challenging job and very little respect for it. They shouldn’t have to abide by expectations that aren’t applied to everybody else

[Anonymous]

Given that children shouldn't be on social media, I think we should let these adults be adults in their person lives. It's not like the teacher was walking into the classroom in clubbing attire.

[Anonymous]

Mind your business, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes it's just a mistake. I had to let DD's middle school assistant principal know that I thought his dog was super cute and congrats on his time on last weekend's race. He hadn't realized.

Super creepy that you said anything

[Anonymous]

I’m sorry that you had to find out in this way that your child’s teachers are, in fact, human beings, and not androids kept locked up in a glass case at school when class is not in session.

Perhaps if you asked them nicely, they would revert to an ascetic life, much like a monk or nun, devoted solely to making you feel better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m sorry that you had to find out in this way that your child’s teachers are, in fact, human beings, and not androids kept locked up in a glass case at school when class is not in session.

Perhaps if you asked them nicely, they would revert to an ascetic life, much like a monk or nun, devoted solely to making you feel better.

Speaking as a teacher, I keep my Facebook private, no Instagram, and Twitter/now Bluesky public. If any school wanted to quibble about my social media, I would take advantage of the teacher shortage and give them a 3-finger salute on my way out the door to my next job, which would take about 5 minutes to get nowadays.

I follow my school's rules about no interactions with students on social media and no posting any student pix I take, just reposting the school account.

Yes, teachers are human beings. As such, they will stay at schools that treat them like one and leave the others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is your kid trolling adults on social media?

Teachers, what you post online and on social media is not private. The internet is forever. That’s not trolling. If you don’t want your students to see what you post, don’t post.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why is your kid trolling adults on social media?

Teachers, what you post online and on social media is not private. The internet is forever. That’s not trolling. If you don’t want your students to see what you post, don’t post.

Agree unless you make it private, it’s public and simply looking at it is not trolling. But it seems it’s the parents who are the ones who don’t want their kids to see certain public posts and want to tell teachers not to post.

Parents should MYOB.

[Anonymous]

My social media accounts have always been private because I don’t want to friend my co-workers/partners.

If I were a teacher I’d want private accounts so nosey parents or their children weren’t trying to friend me or peep through my accounts.

But if you want open accounts, and this goes for anyone reading this regardless of your occupation, you do you.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is your kid trolling adults on social media?

Teachers, what you post online and on social media is not private. The internet is forever. That’s not trolling. If you don’t want your students to see what you post, don’t post.

Parents - teachers are adults and don't need you to tell them what they should or shouldn't do online. I don't think it's appropriate for the school or parents to police their social media or outside activities unless they are engaging in illegal behavior (like, uhh...the former head of NCRC).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why is your kid trolling adults on social media?

Teachers, what you post online and on social media is not private. The internet is forever. That’s not trolling. If you don’t want your students to see what you post, don’t post.

Parents - teachers are adults and don't need you to tell them what they should or shouldn't do online. I don't think it's appropriate for the school or parents to police their social media or outside activities unless they are engaging in illegal behavior (like, uhh...the former head of NCRC).

I find it fascinating that teachers are held to such a high standard, yet they are treated with such disdain and disrespect.

We want our teachers to perfect, unblemished examples for our children, but we aren’t going to pay them or respect them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why is your kid trolling adults on social media?

Teachers, what you post online and on social media is not private. The internet is forever. That’s not trolling. If you don’t want your students to see what you post, don’t post.

Parents - teachers are adults and don't need you to tell them what they should or shouldn't do online. I don't think it's appropriate for the school or parents to police their social media or outside activities unless they are engaging in illegal behavior (like, uhh...the former head of NCRC).

I find it fascinating that teachers are held to such a high standard, yet they are treated with such disdain and disrespect.

We want our teachers to perfect, unblemished examples for our children, but we aren’t going to pay them or respect them.

Well, that’s because they’re mere STAFF, not actual human beings! If they wanted respect they should have had the foresight to be born rich like me!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why is your kid trolling adults on social media?

Teachers, what you post online and on social media is not private. The internet is forever. That’s not trolling. If you don’t want your students to see what you post, don’t post.

Parents - teachers are adults and don't need you to tell them what they should or shouldn't do online. I don't think it's appropriate for the school or parents to police their social media or outside activities unless they are engaging in illegal behavior (like, uhh...the former head of NCRC).

So it's not appropriate for school/parents to police social media behavior BUT you also find them responsible for illegal activity on social media by a teacher? How are schools/parents supposed to know about illegal behavior online if they aren't policing teacher socials?

Not saying they should but this logic doesn't make sense to me, PP.