Should K-12 teachers be Facebook friends with students?

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  • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress
    12 years ago | pl

    It depends on why they're friends.

    If it's being used professionally then that may be OK.

    and by "professionally" i mean
    - open to all students, not just some "favorites"
    - open to parents
    - ONLY used to post things like homework assignments (i.e. Monday 12 - read Starship Troopers chapter 1, due by monday 18) or a schedule of topics / class curriculum

    and normally I'm against the notion of letting your boss / company have access to your FB but ... for something like this, i think the account should be a "teacher account" (not the teacher's personal one) with access granted to the school for oversight.

    now if the teacher is using a personal FB to play games and chat / socialize with the students, then it gets murky fast. and in some cases that could even hurt their careers

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      12 years ago | pl

      Exactly. I have several friends who are teachers and have students as friends on their personal accounts. I don't think it is wise that they are sharing their vacation photos, homelife, wall posts, etc with their students.

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