Another mum has just sent me a link to DD's teacher's facebook page saying she thinks I should have a look.
They've written:
"so irritating having a left hander in my class this year. She's so slow to finish anything and her writing is atrocious - teacher friends got any ideas what I can do?
she told me at parents evening DD is only left hander in her class this year so its obvious who she means
DD is in year 1, quite bright with reading, sums, imagination etc. but just struggles with her hand writing. I've talked to her about constructive ways forward and thought things were going alright
i'm going to explode
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soandsosmummy · 18/10/2011 15:33
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QuintessentialShadyHallows ·
18/10/2011 19:52
oh, the teacher knows. 
OP. print out this thread too, to show the head what most likely prompted the second facebook post....
Mum2be79 ·
18/10/2011 20:27
Why do parents feel the need to be looking at teacher's FB pages if they're not already 'friends' with them? 
The word 'stalking' comes to mind.
I wouldn't dream of reading someone's profile and wall posts regardless of whether they have privacy settings BUT I do agree that privacy settings should be set accordingly if you don't want Joe Public looking. I would be freaked out if someone was doing that in the comfort of their own privacy and would be thinking 'Why?'
As a teacher (AND a left hander), it can be bloody irritating to 'have one' in your class - especially if you have little experience of teaching a child to draw write, cut all with a left hand. I know the problems I had as a little girl. My teacher's had no help whatsoever and sadly in some areas, that is still the case.
The OP is asking for genuine HELP. If she was being malicious she would have:
- Named the child
- Said some rather unpleasant things
- NOT asked for help.
Also, if I wrote that, NONE of my FB friends would know who I was talking about. No harm would have been done if OP's friend hadn't of said anything. In fact, OP would have some very good advice that would have HELPED said child. I can't see how OP's friend has helped in this situation. All she's done is stirred up trouble over a minor comment.
In Hull there has been some unpleasant things said on FB, allegedly about 'inbreeding and thick children/people'. Teachers have been suspended. This has happened at TWO separate schools. From what I can gather, those responsible for the comments were NOT even friends with the people who found the comments which again brings me to question; WHY WERE THEY SEARCHING AND LOOKING IN THE FIRST PLACE? That's not to say that those who made the 'said' comments, should have made them or are entirely innocent. I dare say they were found out because of their OWN stupidity for not setting their privacy settings; which is ironic considering the alleged comments they made!
Also, a few months ago it was reported in the newspapers that a group of teachers should be sacked because they went out partying (which included pole dancing) and displayed pictures on their FB page, showing that they had a good time. The teacher did not have privacy settings BUT a rather 'odd' parent obviously felt the need to 'indulge' in some searching of his/her childs' teachers for reasons only known to that person (but rather freaky all the same!). What was good to hear is that MOST comments left by members of the public supported the teachers and said they had done NOTHING WRONG!
Teachers have the right to a private life in very much the same way as the rest of the public. We are not teachers 24/7 and we have emotions and act in very much the same way as everyone else. We are entitled to do the SAME things as everyone else and entitled to form opinions like everyone else.
I certainly have my privacy settings set very high. People can search for me (reasons being; lost family members, old school friends etc, etc). it's NOT there for strange parents (and children) to search for me and spy on me. Luckily my photos and wall posts are completely private to all those who are not my friend. I have 71 friends - ranging from family members, old school friends, old neighbours, colleagues, ex-parents (who were/are colleagues or have left the country) and even ex-pupils - (once they are of an age that I consider responsible, i.e. in further education at least!). I am picky about it. It's hard to keep track of hundreds of so called 'friends' and therefore difficult to keep track of who is reading AND sharing your profile page.
Lastly, the teacher was stupid to make a comment like that on her profile page which she has, in effect, chosen to make public, therefore as posters say, is a public forum. it can identify the child to those who KNOW the class, but really, has any harm been done? OP would not have known about it if it hadn't of been for stalker friend.
DownbytheRiverside ·
18/10/2011 20:42
'WHY WERE THEY SEARCHING AND LOOKING IN THE FIRST PLACE?'
Because the majority of parents are insufferably nosey about the teachers of their children. The internet has only given them a new way of doing it, as opposed to the lace curtain and staring into your shopping trolley. 
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