As a baby boomer parent, I am disturbed to read more and more stories about teachers and students connecting on social networking sites for purposes other than school work. But what is equally as troubling is the fact that some teachers are using their web pages to say derogatory things about the kids they teach. Recently, a high-school special-education teacher was suspended for using a Facebook “mood box” to post “I'm feeling p----- because I hate my students!”
In another NC case, the Superintendent has recommended firing a Thomasboro Elementary teacher whose page said she was “teaching in the most ghetto school in Charlotte” and described her students as “chitlins.” Her lawyer said his client intended no offense to her students and was simply telling the truth about resegregated schools in CMS.
Some teachers say what they do on their own time is their business and as long as it doesn’t affect the way they teach, it shouldn’t matter. Is this a generational thing?
What do you say?
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With all due respect to the teachers that DO care and work hard to do their jobs and encourage our kids, I say this just confirms my suspicions that too many teachers aren't in it to TEACH these days.
There seems to be too many that choose the profession for the benefit of the holidays and summers off, etc. What ever happened to choosing the teaching profession because you want to make a POSITIVE difference in the lives of children and be instrumental in raising generations of responsible, educated, and well adjusted adults?!
I guess the GOOD side of this is that when they expose their true feelings to the world it IS justifiable to clean house/school of them.
I agree with Angela. My niece is a light skinned child and recently her parents had to go to school because of the teacher's color prejudice. I see it as a trend of among teachers who don't know what the term 'professional' means and have no business in the classroom.
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