Is it weird if i add my past teacher on facebook?

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So I graduated high school this past June and I am an art person, im not going to pursue it, its more of a hobby, but i really anjoyed my art class and my teacher always told me how sad she was that I was leaving and she wished I would have came into art my freshman year. But anyways, I really want to add her on Facebook cause she reminded me of myself for some reason and she wrote in my yearbook to keep contact and come and visit, I dont know why she reminds me of myself. But my point is should I add her or wait a few more months or not add her at all?

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  • charli.m
    5 years ago

    Several teacher/lecturer friends of mine won't put their real name on facebook because they don't want kids contacting them because they feel it puts them in an awkward position where they always will feel the need to ensure their pages remain completely without reproach. That, and they don't want kids knowing all about their private life.

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  • [Old Memory]
    5 years ago

    I had a 20 something lecturer in college (previous graduate of the college) who kept a separate fb page for students. Cool guy that kept up with current/former students w/out jeopardising his own privacy.

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  • Boojum
    5 years ago

    Do you think she routinely asks former pupils to keep in touch? In other words, was she just being polite, or was it a genuine expression of interest in you as a person? Good teachers do take an interest in how the lives of their former students progress, particularly the ones they liked.

    If you felt some sense of identification with her, it's not impossible that she felt the same.

    Charli.m makes valid points about why she might not want former students seeing her FB page. The other side of this is the sort of stuff you post on FB. If your privacy settings are locked down and you post things you wouldn't want your parents or other family members to see, then maybe you don't want her seeing that either.

    I'm not clear if you just graduated or if you graduated a year ago. If you've only just finished HS, then maybe a Friends request right now might seem a little too eager. If she's genuinely interested in you, then a request in a few months might be a nice surprise.

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  • athem
    5 years ago

    As long as you're okay with not getting a response. I know where I live you aren't allowed to add teachers until you've stopped being a pupil of theirs for 4 years, but it's probably not a big deal. If they feel uncomfortable, they can always decline.

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  • Mehereok1
    5 years ago

    Pretty normal. My older sister was a teacher, and many of her social media friends are former students, male and female. They like to kee up with each other.

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  • TheBlindInquisitor
    5 years ago

    I have drinks with former teachers and hangout with them as friends so I don't see it as off that you would have hem as friends on face book.

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  • megadriver
    5 years ago

    Add her. I've got several teachers of mine in my facebook contacts. I even hang out with them when I'm back home. Most of them take great pride in seeing a student of theirs become successful.

    Some like my chemistry teacher are bitter and hate it! Can't wait to show the old hag my new Mercedes this summer! I'm gonna tell her the price and the options and be as much of an obnoxious douchebag about it as possible! Bonus points for peeling out XD

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  • IrishPotato
    5 years ago

    Just try it but don't expect an accept.

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