Parents posting critiques of their kids’ teachers on Facebook and other social media

[Anonymous]

A lot of my friends are posting critiques of their kids’ teachers on Facebook.

I don’t think this is appropriate....is it?

I would not appreciate it if my coworker or client or boss posted about me on Facebook. I feel like we should give teachers the same professional courtesy.

[Anonymous]

At this point why the heck not. We post everything else online, whether warranted or not, so why not teachers... It’s annoying and stupid and childish and entitled, but so is 99.9% of the internet.

[Anonymous]

I don't get it. Do you want them to post on Yelp instead?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At this point why the heck not. We post everything else online, whether warranted or not, so why not teachers... It’s annoying and stupid and childish and entitled, but so is 99.9% of the internet.

But this is a critique of someone’s job performance online. Maybe it is because I grew up in a small town but I can’t imagine writing something negative about the way someone is performing their job on social media, except maybe a politician who is a public figure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't get it. Do you want them to post on Yelp instead?

No, I don’t think they should be posting anything online about their kids’ specific teachers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't get it. Do you want them to post on Yelp instead?

No, I don’t think they should be posting anything online about their kids’ specific teachers.

Does that apply to everything? e.g., do you think it's inappropriate to review restaurants on Yelp? Or are teachers/schools special somehow? And if so, why?

[Anonymous]

Those parents should get a life. Sad and weird.

[Anonymous]

There's a big difference between:

Ms. Monica Bing at Radlin Middle School is just AWFUL! So shrill, always screaming at the kids, talks nonstop during tests and refusing to let the kids mute their laptops, etc.

and

My daughter's 3rd grade teacher is really making my DD hate school. I am scrambling to make things better but she's just awful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's a big difference between:

Ms. Monica Bing at Radlin Middle School is just AWFUL! So shrill, always screaming at the kids, talks nonstop during tests and refusing to let the kids mute their laptops, etc.

and

My daughter's 3rd grade teacher is really making my DD hate school. I am scrambling to make things better but she's just awful.

Right. The former sounds potentially constructive while the latter does not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's a big difference between:

Ms. Monica Bing at Radlin Middle School is just AWFUL! So shrill, always screaming at the kids, talks nonstop during tests and refusing to let the kids mute their laptops, etc.

and

My daughter's 3rd grade teacher is really making my DD hate school. I am scrambling to make things better but she's just awful.

Uh...neither sounds OK to me. What am I missing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's a big difference between:

Ms. Monica Bing at Radlin Middle School is just AWFUL! So shrill, always screaming at the kids, talks nonstop during tests and refusing to let the kids mute their laptops, etc.

and

My daughter's 3rd grade teacher is really making my DD hate school. I am scrambling to make things better but she's just awful.

I disagree. Though not specifically naming is better, her daughter’s third grade teacher might be known to the friends. You are still identifying a professional and criticizing her on social media.

What do you do for a living? Do you think it would be ok for your client or coworker to post “my coworker who works on blah blah blah is just awful”?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's a big difference between:

Ms. Monica Bing at Radlin Middle School is just AWFUL! So shrill, always screaming at the kids, talks nonstop during tests and refusing to let the kids mute their laptops, etc.

and

My daughter's 3rd grade teacher is really making my DD hate school. I am scrambling to make things better but she's just awful.

Uh...neither sounds OK to me. What am I missing?

Huh? Why not? The first one offers specific complaints, while the second one is just venting about a difficult situation. What's the problem?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's a big difference between:

Ms. Monica Bing at Radlin Middle School is just AWFUL! So shrill, always screaming at the kids, talks nonstop during tests and refusing to let the kids mute their laptops, etc.

and

My daughter's 3rd grade teacher is really making my DD hate school. I am scrambling to make things better but she's just awful.

Uh...neither sounds OK to me. What am I missing?

You’re not missing anything. People who have been posting critiques of their kids’ teachers online are defending themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's a big difference between:

Ms. Monica Bing at Radlin Middle School is just AWFUL! So shrill, always screaming at the kids, talks nonstop during tests and refusing to let the kids mute their laptops, etc.

and

My daughter's 3rd grade teacher is really making my DD hate school. I am scrambling to make things better but she's just awful.

Uh...neither sounds OK to me. What am I missing?

Huh? Why not? The first one offers specific complaints, while the second one is just venting about a difficult situation. What's the problem?

The problem is your kid’s teacher is easily identifiable. You are trashing a professional online.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's a big difference between:

Ms. Monica Bing at Radlin Middle School is just AWFUL! So shrill, always screaming at the kids, talks nonstop during tests and refusing to let the kids mute their laptops, etc.

and

My daughter's 3rd grade teacher is really making my DD hate school. I am scrambling to make things better but she's just awful.

I disagree. Though not specifically naming is better, her daughter’s third grade teacher might be known to the friends. You are still identifying a professional and criticizing her on social media.

What do you do for a living? Do you think it would be ok for your client or coworker to post “my coworker who works on blah blah blah is just awful”?

People leave reviews for service providers all the time. I'm frequently asked by the providers to leave reviews on Facebook/Google/Yelp.