Re: [Phys-l] Should teachers blog???

[William Robertson <wrobert9@ix.netcom.com>]

Well, there are two questions here. The first is should teachers be  
able to blog about their students legally without any repercussions  
from the school? Personally, I would think that schools could word  
their contracts so that public statements that have negative effects  
on the students will result in disciplinary action. But apparently the  
courts are deciding differently. The second question is *should*  
teachers blog about their students? I think that one is pretty clear.  
You don't undermine what you're trying to do in the classroom by  
singling out students for ridicule. Even if the teacher doesn't use  
names, the students in the class will likely know who the teacher is  
talking about. Would this same teacher make disparaging remarks about  
students in front of the rest of the class? Maybe, but that's not  
wise. The old saying is praise in public and criticize in private.

Bill



On Feb 17, 2011, at 3:09 PM, John Clement wrote:

> There is an interesting discussion at:
> http://www.edweek.org/forums/education-forums_current-events_guidelines-teac
> hers-blog_.0
>
> The initial post is:
>
>
> Do you think teachers should be allowed to blog about school? What  
> kinds of
> ground rules would you suggest for teachers who do blog? Should  
> teachers be
> measured against stricter standards than people in other professions?
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