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The title is pure bait. The woman did not lose her college degree, she lost her teaching assistant position. Even that happened because of poor performance revi

by blurry 18y ago

The title is pure bait. The woman did not lose her college degree, she lost her teaching assistant position. Even that happened because of poor performance reviews, not because of the photo. It sounds like the university did her a favor in re-classifying her B.A. from Education to English, hardly a surprise since she could not teach. Honestly, the only controversy in this whole story is the misleading title.

twampss 18y ago
I agree with you that the title is pure bait. It's obvious that the combination of her poor performance reviews and Myspace photo caused her to lose her teaching position, with the photo pushing everything over the edge. But I think the real controversy here is our online privacy. This is yet another example of how social network profiles (when people are not careful) come back to bite them in the ass. Although I know almost everyone on HN is smart enough to make photos like that private, it's a good reminder from this lesson learned. And this story always cracks me up :) - http://valleywag.com/tech/your-privacy-is-an-illusion/bank-intern-busted-by-facebook-321802.php http://valleywag.com/tech/your-privacy-is-an-illusion/bank-i...
GHFigs 18y ago
The article implies that in spite of poor performance reviews, the university did not take action until the photo containing criticism directed at the author of those reviews was discovered. Assuming for a moment that this is the case, that should be troubling, in that it suggests a student with equally poor performance who was more vigilant about concealing their criticism or extracurricular activities would be given the green light. This would explain much about what is wrong with public education, and the great rewards reaped by the diligently dishonest, but it can hardly be called a positive thing. That's why, even if this particular story is light on details that might clarify its importance, the subject itself is worth keeping an eye on. To ignore it may allow employers, educational institutions, and the government to move further into invasive and moralistic roles in our lives.

by blurry 18y ago

twampss 18y ago

I agree with you that the title is pure bait. It's obvious that the combination of her poor performance reviews and Myspace photo caused her to lose her teaching position, with the photo pushing everything over the edge. But I think the real controversy here is our online privacy. This is yet another example of how social network profiles (when people are not careful) come back to bite them in the ass. Although I know almost everyone on HN is smart enough to make photos like that private, it's a good reminder from this lesson learned. And this story always cracks me up :) - http://valleywag.com/tech/your-privacy-is-an-illusion/bank-intern-busted-by-facebook-321802.php http://valleywag.com/tech/your-privacy-is-an-illusion/bank-i...

GHFigs 18y ago

The article implies that in spite of poor performance reviews, the university did not take action until the photo containing criticism directed at the author of those reviews was discovered. Assuming for a moment that this is the case, that should be troubling, in that it suggests a student with equally poor performance who was more vigilant about concealing their criticism or extracurricular activities would be given the green light. This would explain much about what is wrong with public education, and the great rewards reaped by the diligently dishonest, but it can hardly be called a positive thing. That's why, even if this particular story is light on details that might clarify its importance, the subject itself is worth keeping an eye on. To ignore it may allow employers, educational institutions, and the government to move further into invasive and moralistic roles in our lives.