Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Social Media What are the limits when it comes to social media and education? I remember hearing a story of a principal who was fired because she posted a picture of her and her friends drinking wine. Is this over stepping the boundaries, or is the new norm for education? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Personally I think that what happens outside of school, as long as it is not against the law, should be the business of that person, however, I know that teachers are held to a higher standard. Does this mean someone should be fired for a picture of them drinking wine, no! The best advice I could give and personally follow, is to not post "compromising" pictures, make your profile private and use a pseudo name and generic profile picture.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: What happens outside of the school is the business of that person however, educator must set an appropriate example even outside of the school. Rated On: March 2, 2016 8:21 pm Rated By: pytaLy                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I agree that no one should be fired over a picture with a glass of wine. However, I would like to make the point that once you post your business on social media it becomes everyone's business. Therefore, I do think it is important that you highly monitor what's going into your social media profiles and, for this reason, I would not agree with your solution. Rated On: March 6, 2016 3:35 pm Rated By: Melissa Dison                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: This may not be the best way to handle the situation. Rated On: March 6, 2016 9:31 pm Rated By: anaXan                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I agree, Teachers are people too. As long as it is legal and ethical then they should be cut a break. Good teachers are hard to find. Rated On: July 6, 2016 9:14 pm Rated By: eHebah                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: Even though you add some helpful advice on how to not be too apparent, it may not be the best route. Eventually with how open social media is there is a likelihood the wrong person would discover the "pseudo" media and still find that a there was some boundary crossed on your account or even say for not being your real self on media is being inappropriate too. Rated On: July 7, 2016 3:09 am Rated By: aWyVys                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: well said Rated On: October 17, 2016 2:22 am Rated By: veXyge                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I do not agree that this is the best way to handle the situation. Rated On: March 3, 2017 5:47 am Rated By: udaXuh                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: Well I believe that it is true that private life is private life, we as educators are always held to a higher standard as we are teaching the future Generations. Unfortunately this does mean that we do need to watch what we do and how we present ourselves even on social media. Rated On: October 16, 2017 12:05 am Rated By: duPuSa                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I agree but when it comes to appearances the teachers are the face of the school Rated On: October 16, 2017 3:30 am Rated By: guXyLy                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I don't agree yes teachers have a life outside of school but when they're posting pictures of drinking alcohol and acting irresponsibly they're setting a negative example for students. Rated On: October 13, 2018 6:30 pm Rated By: Rachel                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: This is something I would do. Rated On: November 25, 2022 1:52 pm Rated By: segeRa