High School Facebook Protocol

[DanaC]

Originally Posted by monster

I agree with this totally. I don't believe they should. But most teachers/etc I know who FB have two accounts. One for students and their parents, and one for real life. That's all I want to suggest -that they get a second account. Where they don't like links like that.

That's what most teachers and academics I know do as well. Likewise a lot of politicians and others with a professional, public face.

Same on twitter. Right now I just have one Twitter account. But whilst i do teach, I am also a postgrad student. Even so, I am very careful what i do and don't share on Twitter. My supervisor is on my follow list, as are a number of academics I wouldn't want knowing all my business.

Sometimes though, it's easy to forget. Because much of my interaction on there is not connected to my studies or my 'public' persona. Like, at one point I was halfway through composing a tweet about having a whole weekend free, a box set of The Wire and a bottle of Bourbon that I was given as a gift. Then thought better of it, because it could give the impression I am a heavy drinker. I certainly never post anything on there about smoking pot, for example. Which i do here.