Educator Facebook overshares

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. It is mostly that I care about this young woman and wonder if there is a graceful way to give her feedback? She friended me after seeing me at school. What she is sharing on Facebook could harm her relationships with parents and also cause administration/ prospective future employers to not respect her. It is also a bad example for her students for how to behave in public. Kids are so confused about social media anyways.

That was the only part that was unprofessional. You shouldn't have accepted the friend request. Unfriend her and let her communicate with her friends however she wants.

[Anonymous]

+1

[Anonymous]

Mind your own business, OP.

[Anonymous]

Op, I get you, and I'm confused why everyone is piling on to you. It sounds like you could do this person a favor. fpthffptdc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op, I get you, and I'm confused why everyone is piling on to you. It sounds like you could do this person a favor. fpthffptdc

Says OP

[Anonymous]

OP here. You really wouldn't Be concerned about someone educating your kids who posts publicly on Facebook about pretending to be sick so that she can skip work? When she knows she friended parents from the school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. You really wouldn't Be concerned about someone educating your kids who posts publicly on Facebook about pretending to be sick so that she can skip work? When she knows she friended parents from the school?

So report her to principal but there is nothing the principal can do since she is allowed to use her sick days as she sees fit.

[Anonymous]

She is allowed to use her sick days as fit though it isn't the wisest move to be posting on Facebook if she is friends with parents. Many schools tell teachers that they should friend current parents for reasons like this. Either way, she is not posting about kids, that would be unprofessional. I have plenty of non teacher friends that post inappropriate things and non of them have been accused of being "unprofessional" in the working world. I would either hide or unfriend her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She is allowed to use her sick days as fit though it isn't the wisest move to be posting on Facebook if she is friends with parents. Many schools tell teachers that they should friend current parents for reasons like this. Either way, she is not posting about kids, that would be unprofessional. I have plenty of non teacher friends that post inappropriate things and non of them have been accused of being "unprofessional" in the working world. I would either hide or unfriend her.

Obviously she doesn't seem to care. I agree, hide her profile or unfriend her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:An aid at my child's school overshares on Facebook. It is unprofessional and inappropriate. Any suggestions for how to handle it? I genuinely
like this person and she is young enough to learn but
old enough to know better.

Wait, why do you get to decide if what someone does on their personal Facebook page is unprofessional/inappropriate? Unless she is posting nude selfies or sharing private information about your children than it seems to me like it's perfectly appropriate. It's Facebook not Linkedin after all.

Hypocrite. First off, of course she gets to make her own decision about what's professional or appropriate. Your question is plain stupid. Second, if we accept for a moment your inane statement, then where do you get off judging whether someone posts nude photos? Why is your morality allowed to kick in then, but not the OP for other postings? Personally I'd be less offended by nudity than other unprofessional postings. But my morality is different than yours. And we're entitled to our opinions.

Oh, wait, I guess I'm not. Only you are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op, I get you, and I'm confused why everyone is piling on to you. It sounds like you could do this person a favor. fpthffptdc

+1 Maybe those of us who work and/or aren't DCPS teachers (there's a LOT of those on DCUM) and/or who are over 40 have some perspective. I could lose my job for posting on fB. I'd reprimand someone on my team for doing something that negatively reflects on their or my firm's reputation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op, I get you, and I'm confused why everyone is piling on to you. It sounds like you could do this person a favor. fpthffptdc

+1 Maybe those of us who work and/or aren't DCPS teachers (there's a LOT of those on DCUM) and/or who are over 40 have some perspective. I could lose my job for posting on fB. I'd reprimand someone on my team for doing something that negatively reflects on their or my firm's reputation.

+1. OP, if you care about her maybe you can just tell her when you see her (and nobody is around) what you have been saying here, gently and with a smile, that she should be careful about what she posts because Facebook's posts are basically public and what's on the Internet lives on forever and blah blah blah, and how you know other people got in trouble for something similar and would not want her to get in trouble as well, now or with a future employer. I doubt a prospective future employer would be excited to find posts where she jokes about faking an illness to skip work.

I would not unfriend her because she sounds stupid enough that you may want to monitor her page as long as she is teaching your child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op, I get you, and I'm confused why everyone is piling on to you. It sounds like you could do this person a favor. fpthffptdc

Says OP

No, I posted that and I'm not op. Sorry about the phone typing hiccup! If you day something, op, make it lighthearted. Or consider finding an article about the dangers of oversharing to share with her. "Hey, I don't want to overstep my bounds and I probably sound like an old fart, but wanted to check if you've thought about blah blah blah."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op, I get you, and I'm confused why everyone is piling on to you. It sounds like you could do this person a favor. fpthffptdc

+1 Maybe those of us who work and/or aren't DCPS teachers (there's a LOT of those on DCUM) and/or who are over 40 have some perspective. I could lose my job for posting on fB. I'd reprimand someone on my team for doing something that negatively reflects on their or my firm's reputation.

+1. OP, if you care about her maybe you can just tell her when you see her (and nobody is around) what you have been saying here, gently and with a smile, that she should be careful about what she posts because Facebook's posts are basically public and what's on the Internet lives on forever and blah blah blah, and how you know other people got in trouble for something similar and would not want her to get in trouble as well, now or with a future employer. I doubt a prospective future employer would be excited to find posts where she jokes about faking an illness to skip work.

I would not unfriend her because she sounds stupid enough that you may want to monitor her page as long as she is teaching your child.

She is an aide at the school, she is not a teacher, nor is she involved with OP's children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op, I get you, and I'm confused why everyone is piling on to you. It sounds like you could do this person a favor. fpthffptdc

+1 Maybe those of us who work and/or aren't DCPS teachers (there's a LOT of those on DCUM) and/or who are over 40 have some perspective. I could lose my job for posting on fB. I'd reprimand someone on my team for doing something that negatively reflects on their or my firm's reputation.

+1. OP, if you care about her maybe you can just tell her when you see her (and nobody is around) what you have been saying here, gently and with a smile, that she should be careful about what she posts because Facebook's posts are basically public and what's on the Internet lives on forever and blah blah blah, and how you know other people got in trouble for something similar and would not want her to get in trouble as well, now or with a future employer. I doubt a prospective future employer would be excited to find posts where she jokes about faking an illness to skip work.

I would not unfriend her because she sounds stupid enough that you may want to monitor her page as long as she is teaching your child.

She is an aide at the school, she is not a teacher, nor is she involved with OP's children.

And??? She's affiliated with the school, has access to her kids and reflects negatively on the school and the teachers. Hey PP, I'm betting you work for DCPS. You people cannot get out of your own way long enough to help yourselves!