I have googled myself in the past and had zero luck getting anything to come back that related to me, so once I did the same for this assignment I knew what to expect. To my excitement I found out that Scott Calhoun was a child molester with a few different quality offeneses check it out for yourself (http://search.criminalcheck.com/pddetails.php?db=CASX&rec=32691&ed=212&dlnumber=CC&dlstate=CC&id=CC). As I was searching for images on google, I didn’t come across any of myself until the 5th we page and somehow there was a picture of my fiance, Holly, and myself. I found this strange because I couldn’t locate where this picture had come from or who posted it on the world wide web. www.pipl.com was a very interesting site as well, this site is a great way to findbasic information about people and where they live, along with some basic background info on them.
Having parents that worked in the school system and then an older sister becoming a teacher as well, I was well aware of the exposure the internet can have on students and teachers. Being a role model means being a role model, you can’t be a model only while on school grounds. These actions away from the teaching profession also can become engraved in the brains of our youth through the interents capabilities (movies & photos). That’s why negative behavior are behavior you don’t want out, might become public which means YOUR students and staff will know about and these actions can cost you your job. Which is why being a good character person is so important to the teaching profession.
I do feel that teachers should be held accountable for their actions. That’s what us, as teachers are all about, leading by example. Its fine that teachers go out and have a drink, but teachers don’t need to blog about their wild Friday night nor do they need to post pictures witht them double fisting beer cans either. I do feel teachers do deserve some privacy and rights but they are our community leaders and need to be held at a higher standard then others within the community.
Wow, I was shocked that roughly 40% of MySpace users are 35 or older. I was stunned to find the older population using the computer, let alone socail networking pages. Thinking about it, I would guess that these people might be looking for a life long partner and are apart of the dating scene but at the sametime MySpace is a great way to stay in touch with family and friends, too.
So there are a few things I am going to be aware of as I become closer to becoming a teacher . My personal life can and will impact my proffesional life, therefore, I will be careful with inexcusable behavior. I will also be causious about displaying photos and videos of my life as well as pictures posted of myself on other websites. This is a very rough subject because you may do everything in your power to protect yourself but a friend might post a picture that you don’t want the world to see which inturn may cost you your job. That’s why in a way I feel I should just stay away from the internet as a whole, but at the sametime I have nothing to hide and just need to be very careful in the future.
Lucky you found out early about the risk of having yourself on the internet!
ReplyDeleteI agree that we are role models and should protect ourselves from having photos or info online that could cost us our reputation and jobs. I feel like other people- politicians!- should be held to a high standard too! Teachers do have direct contact with young people so I can see why there's a higher standard but I wish that other adults saw themselves as being role models to young people as well.