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Yes, I agree Facebook Apps are often not your friends, but because they sell the data they mine off of you to spammers and the like. This example is awful. Tha
by dbz 17y ago
Yes, I agree Facebook Apps are often not your friends, but because they sell the data they mine off of you to spammers and the like.
This example is awful. That teacher is unprofessional, imho, if she was even friending her students. At all schools I have been to- It is against the rules for teachers to contact students for reasons other than school work related issues. No playing Xbox live with my awesome Art Teacher =/. But if I were that teacher, I would accept full responsibility for (1) Joining a Social Network and not knowing what I was getting into, and (2) Becoming friends with the people I teach and the consequences that follow
- xiaoma 17y agoIt's really saddening to see those views. The last thing students or children need is cold robot-like "professional" interaction. Connecting on a human level is one of the most important ways a teacher provides value beyond that of a book or video series. I've had good friendships with 2 of my former teachers, and my life is better for it.
- dbz 17y agoI guess I should have said she was unprofessional if she acted upon that lover of the day thing. I have great friendships with a lot of my old facebook teachers and I am facebook friends with some of them. They are truly good professional people. I just don't think that person is professional because she can't handle a social network, yet chooses to participate in the fray.
- tokenadult 17y agoActually, the few high school teachers of my oldest son who friend him on Facebook are his most professional and caring teachers. (He does a distance learning program, and I think he has not met all of his teachers in nonvirtual life.) Teachers can use social networking responsibly--I've seen it done--just as anyone can use it irresponsibly.