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Teachers on Facebook?

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LadyMuck · 11/10/2007 20:34

One of the dcs has a teacher who is in her first year of teaching. She is on Facebook and has published a number of photos of herself, including ones of her in nightwear. Nothing outrageous for a 22yo, but nevertheless slightly odd seeing your son's teacher like that. More than one parent has noticed. Most of her profile is private, so I don't know whetehr in fact she has just overlooked the fact that ther photos are public. Should I drop a hint or stay mum?

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ILoveDolly · 11/10/2007 20:36

i think you should tell her - it is probably something she hasn't realised. i have a lot of teacher friends and they are all quite keen that they don't compromise themselves in this way, despite wanting to be on Facebook etc.

Moomin · 11/10/2007 20:37

I would DEFO say something in private to her. If you don't someone else will and it might get back to the kids and/or the Head and she would be in trouble for it in soooo many ways. She's just been very naive and she needs 'guiding'. Thank goodness someone sensible like you has seen it first

Hattie05 · 11/10/2007 20:37

Don't be so nosey next time then you won't have to worry!

Feenie · 11/10/2007 20:37

How do you know she is on Facebook?

Blandmum · 11/10/2007 20:41

There was an article about this in the Times Ed.

She needs to think about what she is posting and who her possible audience might be

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LadyMuck · 11/10/2007 20:43

I'm on Facebook (as is most of my extended family), and the teacher is in my email contacts so she appears. So 2 votes for telling and one to ignore...

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LadyMuck · 11/10/2007 20:46

A large number of the younger teachers at the dcs school are on Facebook but most of them have private profiles. I'm wondering as she is just out of college whether to drop a hint. I know her mentor much better, but don't want to land her in it in any way. Tricky subject to raise cold without giving away the fact that i have seen the pictures. Ho hum.

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popsycal · 11/10/2007 20:47

I have a facebook profile, but no photo, no details about who I am .....

I would not consider anything else tbh as a teacher

Feenie · 11/10/2007 20:48

What do you mean by nightwear? Full on lacy negligee - tell her. Winnie the Pooh Pjs - who cares?!

Blandmum · 11/10/2007 20:49

I think if you are going to have public information, you have to consider how it will be perceived by the people that you teach.

I very much doubt that she would allow her pupils to see her in her nightwear in RL, so she needs to re-think that photo or to make it private.

It is obviously up to her but in my experience kids are very conservative (with a small c).

Its all about the persona that you want to create. And that is a big part of teaching really.

ILoveDolly · 11/10/2007 20:54

exactly. i think that if you have pics up that are just completely innocuous then that is one thing.

Hulababy · 11/10/2007 21:00

I am on facebook, but because of my job I have put it all as private for only my FB friends to see.

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LadyMuck · 11/10/2007 21:12

OK, given that you are teachers would you hate me (as an individual) if I pointed it out? Trying to work out if I can drop a hint anonymusly.

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Hulababy · 11/10/2007 22:01

No I wouldn't have been offended. Just deal with it quite light heartedly I think - "Oh you'd never guess who DS found on facebook last night...."

twinsetandpearls · 11/10/2007 22:51

I know of a local school that had a teacher doing something similar, well worse actually but it started out in this way. The school were relieved when he left.

corblimeymadam · 11/10/2007 22:57

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LadyMuck · 11/10/2007 23:04

It is not really untoward as such - in fact absolutely average given that she was still at uni less than 6 months ago. Just in my eyes the transition from being at uni to being ds's teacher is a big one (and so far she does seem to be a very good teacher). Will practice my innocent comment without getting ds involved - he's only 6!

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popsycal · 12/10/2007 06:54

I think that you need to tell her somehow. She probably put it on at uni and forgot about it.

Can you think of a half jokey way to say it?

Feenie · 12/10/2007 12:33

Just checked my settings and it appears mine were automatically set to 'only FB friends can see' stuff. Didn't need to change anything.

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LadyMuck · 12/10/2007 17:28

I think that the default settings have changed over time. When I joined my profile was public until I worked out how to change it.

I saw her this morning in the playground but any attempt to casually drop it in evaded me. I think that I might send her a message on Facebook - at least that way I'm trying to keep FB and RL separate. There just isn't an easy way of saying "Please miss, do you know that your negligee is all over the internet".

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Flamesparrow · 12/10/2007 17:37

I think you need to tell her

theresmoretolifethanmotherhood · 12/10/2007 17:49

why is she in your email contacts? that's weird.

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LadyMuck · 12/10/2007 23:49

Now fairly standard to have teachers email at our school - all the teachers are on email so you can contact them on anything of an administrative nature (eg Johnny has lost his jumper, or is being picked up by his grandmother).

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LadyVictoriaOfCake · 12/10/2007 23:53

based on this thread, just searched for dd2 teacher on Fb and she is on there.