Stacy Snyder found out the hard way that what we post on-line may have far reaching effects. Only one day away from receiving her Education degree, she found out that teaching would now be out of her reach. Read the story here.
What do you think? Should schools and employers be snooping around the web looking for information on individuals? As an employer, to what extent would you go to check out prospective employees. What lessons should we all learn from Stacy's misfortune?
On another note, what extra responsibility (if any) do teachers have as role models in the community? Should teachers have to live up to higher standards in their personal life than other professionals?
46 comments:
I am a firm believer that teachers, or any individuals that have some influence on children, have a moral responsibility to act as positive role models. When deciding to become an educator you have also made a decision to become a vital part of your student’s growth and development, and in my opinion being photographed as a drunken private are not sending an appropriate message.
With that being said I also believe that what one does in their past should stay in the past. From the information provided in the text it is my understanding that "Stacey" had this photo taken during her time as a STUDENT not as an educator, so she is being judged for something she did prior to her career began.
As an employer i think i would most certainly expect a certain level of professionalism from my employees, however I cannot see myself being that "hung-up" on a Halloween costume with a plastic cup in one's hand, perhaps an online video of an employee doing private or x-rated activities would be grounds for dismissal, or at least disciplinary actions.
After thoroughly looking at all points of view it is my opinion that "Stacey" has had her privacy violated and did not deserve to lose 5years+ worth of education and a good career as an educator!!
I think it totally unfair to what happen to the person, That picture in my view is harmless it looks like she is drinking cranberry juice. As a teacher you do have to be careful on what you put on your personal space on the internet. When I post pics on my account there are none of me drinking smoking or doing anything that people might take the wrong way. At this years` Superbowl party, there was a person there snapping pics, I made sure that I wasn`t slugging back a beer when she ask to take a picture.
I`m very aware of my surroundings and very careful of putting myself in certain situtions.
If adminstration was allowed to find dirt on us a good amount of us have done somethings in the past we are not to proud of.
I believe that as a future teacher that I have a responsibility to be a positive role, and to act in a respectable manner in public, but I believe that riping Stacy of her teacher's degree was a bit extreme. Althought I believe all teacher should behave in a certain manner Stacy at the time of her costume party was not a teacher, but a student, and riping her of her degree was a bit extreme for me. One thing I believe I learned from this article is that anything you say/post can come back to hunt you
In stacy case i think she was treated unfairly because the picture was taken while she was in school and not working as a teacher and does not show the contents in the cup which could have been anything, and to be denied her bacholor of science must have been the worst thing.
I think it depends on what you do for your career in order for your employer to be checking up on you, and me as an employer would not go to too much extent to check on my employees unless in was effecting my business, but being a teacher you are concidered a role model which gives you extra responsibility to be more mature, that does not mean you dont have a personal life you just have to act professional. I think having a few drinks with your friends should be alright as long as your not out acting like your shoes size.
Teachers do have to be mmore careful in their social lives. Kids look up to teachers and yea i guess it does send a negative message anout alcohol. What i dissagree on is how the univcersity didnt want to give her the degree that she earned.
When I do become an employer I would be careful on who i hire and yes i would a little research. If you are running a business you always look to make your business bigger and more profitable. It is important that you dont havew to be firing and hiring all the time.
We all have our beliefs on any set situation and I think that Stacey has the right to voice her opinion and the employer went to far to look up any information from Stacey's past. This is the problem we will encounter for putting up your information on line. I would not go to these extremes to check up on any employee. Stacey does not even look drunk at all, I guess its how people preceive things the way they want to. Teacher should be good role models to all children around them even if it out of the classroom setting. All professionals including teachers should act professional in every way.
Yes, I believe that teachers do need to live up to a higher standard in their personal lives more so then another fellow professionals, simply because they are the roles models that our children look to for guidance and support. These teachers are acting as surrogate mothers and fathers while at school. They will be influencing them weather they are trying to make an impression or not. As far as learning from the story, it is a very touchy subject. This girl has chosen a field of which she must be very cautious of the things she does. As a role model to youth, no, this is not an acceptable image. But their is also the question of weather the photo could of had the same impact on her if the title wasn't there. Would the consequences had of been as great had the title not of been there??? How incriminating is the image, if the image says nothing more that a girl in a pirate hat sipping her cup??? What if there were another tile on the picture???? Would it be the same???? I think the out come would of been a different one. A mere simple title could of changed it all. Now, had the content of the image been different, her innocence-would of been compromised.
It seems harmless to research a person that you are intending on hiring, too see what kind of image they want to reflect of themselves. This is the image that you, as the employer, is going to have to represent. Now researching the person, and using the information against them I feel are totally different. When talking about teachers, its just a little different, because, the set the bar for the kids, they are primary example makers, and the first to influence our kids. In other professional fields, it should be a little less of an issue. Most people lives outside of work should be kept personal. Unless the applicant allows the business to do research on them. Perhaps the employer is against homosexuality, so they go online and search an applicant, found out their sexual preferences, and then decides that they are not right for the job. Should this employer be able to discriminate against their applicant based on their personal lives? Of course not! Does it happen? Of course it does! They say first impression is everything but when you make a great impression on an employer and are then declined work due to your personal life, its hard to make that first impression last. I guess the safe bet is to not put or allow for any images that could be damaging to you professional life, on the internet from your personal life. Even if they seem harmless at the time, Remember: the world will see.
Educators defineately need to remain aware to the fact that we do have to set a good example for those around us. I ddo think it was a bit over the edge to deny Stacy Snyder her degree. This does tell me something though. This tells me to be professional about what I post online. More so it just reminds me of the importance of responsible behavior. I know this type of picture could have detrimental impacts to students in Stacys class since it is not something to go around advertising as a "drunken pirate." This would not be acceptable for a teacher. I still realize that this picture is before her teaching-so she should have still received her degree. On another note, yes we must and are held to act responsibly and with resppect to ourselves and all those around us, especially in the life of an educator. It is important to walk our talk to be taken seriously by students.
Taking the position as an educator I do feel that they have a higher responsibility to set examples. I don't think that everything that woman worked for should be taken from her because of a photo of her having a good time on her "off" time. She's young, she's still allowed to have a life. But obviously that isn't the case and maybe it's a good thing that the situation was handled as serious as it was and it will definitely make the next person think first. If you work so hard towards a career take it seriously. It would be a lot different if she was going to be a Pre-school teacher because then what's the chance of one of her student's looking her up and finding her.
It's our responsibility to be a positive role model,because the students are learning from us.We're leaders to the students and they look up to us,in order for the students to respect us were going to have to respect oursleves to.
I agree that Teachers and other professionals as well, should use caution when their pictures are being taken and they should know how their pictures will be used. With all the different social networkng sites popping up and posting pictures has become everyones favorite thing to do, it makes all that more sense to be extra careful.
It is unfortunate that this person was not granted their teaching degree, I feel it was unjust. At what point is taking pictures and other "personal" things of the internet too much? There has to be some limit to what kind of information can be used against you and this is the first I've heard that a degree, earned according to all academic standards is not awarded for reasons other than those specified in the program.
As for teacher being positive role models, for sure they are! Our kids look up to them, and we as parents do too.
Ok many issues to consider in this story. After viewing the photo I see no evidence of immoral acts displayed by Stacy Snyder. The caption title “Drunken Pirate” alone is meaningless in nature. However the photo and caption combined is the bases on which the Millersville University made it decision to deny her Teaching Degree. That she promoted underage drinking of which I see no indication of the sort. Even still I see nothing which indicates Stacy Snyder is a threat to the profession of teaching or teachers alike. She doesn’t appear intoxicated nor is any of the background in the photo indicating immoral acts. The caption may allow others to assume Stacy may have been intoxicated at some point but no proof exists. What if she dawned horns, a red cape, and pointed tail with a caption “Raise a Little Hell”? Does this mean she is a satanic worshipper destined to corrupt the innocent minds of children all over the world? I think not. The University has in my opinion over reacted to a simple Myspace photo.
Now with this being said, I do as a personal opinion hold teachers at a higher standard of behavior both at work and in their personal lives. If in the case of Stacy Snyder there was concrete evidence that she was a promoter of underage drinking or she was behaving publicly in a drunken disordered fashion then I would hold her or any other person accountable for their actions. It is probably even more important in small communities like a First Nation community. People expect more from teachers as they are one of the most influential people in a child’s life after a parent or close family member. Children expect guidance and direction on life choices which will affect their future and educators are who they look up to as does a community. Yes your private life is your business but when the behavior has a negative impact on the employer or institute you work for it is everybody’s business especially the employer. I say the same goes for police, social workers, and leadership alike. The world is full of role models, some bad, others positive and most are probably in between and as such I want the educators of our children to be accountable to high standards.
The issue of employers snooping the net to search out a potential employee’s back ground seems to be a growing standard of practice. I’m sure we’ve all done something embarrassing in the past. I use the word snooping because snooping is different than due diligence. Maybe a potential employee might consider doing a character check on the employer and its managers. Fair is fair right. I’m sure if we all dig deep enough we’ll find something nasty about our neighbor right? So due diligence and common sense might be better than snooping. So when looking for a job just beware, the man is watching and the world is much smaller than it was in 1492 thanks to the internet. Be smart and keep personal private pictures off the net and when in a social gathering be mindful of your behavior, your surroundings and be accountable for them.
I feel that that teachers are people that students look up to and trust, and they should not be posting things that wuold be presumed inapropriate. Teachers have a roll to play and are looked at only as teachers in the eyes of children and for parents they trust a teacher to be respectable in every means of the word. Teachers are there to learn our students to respect themselves and others.
I feel they are being totally unfair to Stacey. At the time the picture was taken, she wasn’t even a teacher yet. We certainly know how those college students party. Wouldn’t it have been worse if the picture had shown her in some really, really un-flattering pose in the drunken stooper, drinking right from the keg. That wasn’t the case.
I think that schools could snoop around a bit just to try to really get to know the person they have working for them. But there should be a limit to what is allowed, a person, employer, or teacher should be allowed to have a personal life. Because they aren't robots who live and breathe work. For example people could drink, but drink responsibly, and not act all crazy in the public or take public druken photos. That is a lesson we could all learn from Stacy's misfortune.
A lot of children look up to their teachers, so teachers really have to be careful at what they're doing on their spare time. But I don't think that they should be professionals who should be extra careful, everyone has to act appropriately, because really a lot of people are watching everyone.
I think that what a person does out of work is thier business (within reason), and that schools and employers should not be snooping around the web looking for things to say about others. On the other hand, people need to be more cautious when they are out and about, because of some pictures that may be taken when "out on your own time"! The picture of Stacy Snyder is not that bad of a picute and may have been blown out of porportion! Yes we as educators should be professional, but we have lives too! We just need to be more careful with what we do "on our own time".
Its amazing on how a picture or in manys cases, Rumors can damage ones carree and future. I do believe that people in role model roles have a moral responsibility, but this is too much. There should be a limit. One can see in the photo that she doesnt look drunk, there is no alcohol present. But just because of the comment she was cursifide and unjustly her life was damaged. That is the problem with this meduim. The net can surely destroy ones creditablity. Just like rumors and stories in a small town. Its like we all live in a small town now. But with a good lawyer, i see a law suit out there. Always remember that when something is done to you unjustly, good things will come back to you.
Look what we do to celebreties, they are on the web all the time. Now the smart ones know how to use this meduim to boast their careers.
Always remember what comes around comes around.
As an educator I believe we have to be careful on every move we make. Sad but true sometimes our past can come back to bite us. As an educator or even an employee we are role models, yes we will have personal lives but watch out people out there are mean and wicked and they are watching every move, they will tell or do someting to mess you up, once i get out there in the real world I'm going to watch my back, and do the right things.Jee too bad for taht Stacy girl.
I believe that as professionals working in the public 'eye' and teaching students, we have to maintain some kind of respectability to the parents and caregivers of the students we are teaching and to our employers. Most importantly, we owe it to ourselves. This has always been a somewhat touchy subject because their are so many opinions to be considered. I myself, would not be so negligent to allow this to happen. Having said that, Stacey was a student when this picture was taken, however, it was on my space. If I knew something like this picture, that could be somewhat damaging to my career was out there, then I would make it my responsibility to remove it from anywhere and everywhere. Furthermore, we are positive role models, as school teachers, it our responsibility to maintain this at any cost.
I do beleive teachers have that responsibility of acting in a appropriate nature, the students they teach look up to them and we as parents want to feel our children are in good responsible hands. But I also beleive that the past is in the past and it shouldn't be an issue to what their doing now. I don't think it's right digging up things someone has done in the past and acually allowing it to effct exspecially their carreer. We all have to remember , we all have a past and we allow it to judge what were doing in the present day, I don't think none of us would have jobs...
when I first read this it made me mad because I feel that what she does during her time is no one elses business only because she is not at work in the school. It also makes me mad that her boss or who ever does not have the right to go snooping in ones life. I feel that that is private but then again she should not have posted that picture even though it doesn't show anything bad only that she is drinking out of a cup and then again it doesn't show what she is drinking, then again it isn't like she is dancing on a table half nude or something bad. That is ridiculous. I do believe that a teacher should be able to live up to a certain amount of high standards but come on now teachers do have somewhat of a life. Don't they? Its bad enough that teachers aren't allowed to be seen in public drinking as long as they are of age but that woman was of age. I hope that other teachers have access to this story and we should think before we post pictures and to think of their actions. Think before you post anything.
Ok yes she had a hat on...a cup that say milk chocolate on it...how can anyone determine what is in the cup? Yes when we are in the roles as teachers our children look up to us but isn't the teacher's able to live a life too? After hours should be their own time, not to be falling down drunk all over or getting high and that but if A teacher wants to casually have a few what is the problem? It's not hurting anyone is it? Unless their out and about making an ass of themselves then ok maybe they reached the line between the two.
I do beleive that as a teacher you have a responsibility to the children, the parents and the community that you work for, to be respectful and to be someone that the children and parents can trust and look up to, to be a good role model for the community, I do believe that as an adult everyone should present themselves in this way because not only teacher are role models, but any adult is as well.
True our online identities are our responsibilities but the Snyder case is gone to far. As long as no laws are broken, your not drunk in the school or playground then it should be no one else's business.
I am going to be an educator and I feel it is my responsibility to portray myself in the best possible light, knowing that little eyes are watching, especially in a small community or online. That doesn't mean we can longer have a personally life. All adults, professional, actors, and entertainers have the responsibility to be role models. If anything actors and entertainers have more of a responsibility as role models they live in the spotlight and our children more than look up to them, and have a greater influence over children.
I know personally I try to be a positive role model but the effects are limited compared to a whole community trying to be role model.
As an employer or an employee that would depend on what job it is.
We should be careful how we label our pictures if we are going to make them public. Stacy should not be denied her degree she paid for her education and that is a lot money. That is a far cry compared teachers I had sipping "coffee" during class time.
Teachers have the responsibility to be a good role model to children. School and employers can snoop on individuals to see what they're personalities are like. But refusing to let her receive her teaching certificate is just wrong. Everyone is allowed to have a life and if it's done on her own time then they shouldn't have allowed this to happen.
Teachers shouldn't have to live up to higher standards in their personal life than other professionals. They are only human. No matter what happens, they still remain role models to children.
Well I believe that all professional career people should act in a role model way! But if things happen outside their terms of employment should not affect their employment. Things happen in our past and which should not affect what happens in our career choices.
We do need to aware of our surroundings as we get older and with the access to the digital world we need to be careful of lives everyday.
I do however feel sorry about the happen to this young lady and I am in accordance that we should be celebrating that this single mother had the courage to going back to school and upgrading herself. I think she has been a role model for both her children and us.
I do believe that teachers in our communities have a responsibility to act as role models. So seeing an individual such as a teacher in a photo such as this one wouldn't be appropriate. But on the other hand I do believe that students are individuals as well and she wasn't a teacher when this photo was taken she was a student. I think that the the university was invading her privacy and that they had no right to use this against her. Obviously wanting to become a teacher was what she wanted. It's unfortunate that they didn't give her that chance.
HOW Insane is that!!! If a picture can tell 1000 words, I see a single mother at her sons Pirate Birthday party drinking apple juice. I do not Drink, and so if there is a photo of me in that same situation it would still say drunken sailor, but does not mean drunken sailor. Now if she was naked and having sex with a drunken sailor, then I might say she shouldn’t get the job….:)
ON LINE IDENTITIES:
Our identities have always been tied up with our actions and others’ perception of what we do or say. Unfortunately, with the prevalence of audio and video surveillance and recreational devices, the line between private and public life has blurred. On line, our lives are open to the world, including neighbors, peers, as well as present and future employers.
While I believe that we are each responsible for the consequences of our actions, especially if you work, or wish to work in areas such as teaching, government, or policing, I absolutely do not agree that schools and employers have the right to snoop on our personal lives, or use what they find to limit or destroy them.
In Stacey’s situation, I think what she did was naive at the least. Our youth, although more computer savvy than a lot of us, are nonchalant about privacy and security on the Internet. They have to be taught that My Space is not the same as a personal hard copy photo album in your own home. A photo on My Space is like putting a photo in a public magazine or on TV. In my era, you would not do it if you wanted a professional career as a teacher. On the other hand, I think the reaction of the college was extreme. Years of “good grades and solid performance evaluations” should take precedent over a minor lapse in judgment.
I feel that teachers and potential teachers do have a responsibility as mentors and role models. However, I believe that there is a line between our private and public lives even though today’s technology seems to be blurring it. Privacy laws and public and labor policies should protect the right to privacy as long as our private actions are legal.
Audrey Mitchell
I feel that a lot of peopl make mistakes early in their lives and should not be judged by them because people do change. Some of the best drug and alcohol counsellors are pryor users and help change lives because they can relate to what the new users have been through. So I feel not everybody should be judged by stuff in their past.
Well as role models, we should be more careful with whatever we do in public. Nobody should be snooping around in other people's business'. We as educators should recognize our role as role models, and tone down. But I dont agree with what happened with stacy, that was uncalled for. We should just be more careful.
everyone in the world now can hide nothign what so ever children are learing how to use the intrenet younger and younger.if employers can find stuff about this girl then so can anyone eles.a educater should be a good role modle and not do these kind of things
children do what they see,and what they see comes from us the adults and the people they look up to!As parents you wouldn't sit there with a six pack of beer and tell your child that its okay to drink right?No, instead you would sit there and wait till they are in bed and try to explain to them the effects that alcohol can have on a person etc...You would want to set the best example for your child and for any other child out there because even when you think they ain't watching you or paying attention to what is being said around them, they are!!
I think in Stacy's case she was treated unfairly because Stacy was not teaching at the time and it's really hard to go back to school when your a single mother. I do believe teachers are role models but the picture didn't show her doing anything wrong.
I think Snyder's case was something taken out of hand. With good grades and solid evaluation, her picture didn't even look as bad as I thought it would be to protray her as a "drunken pirate". I was expecting her picture would be something unusual or explicit but looking at her picture I did not feel offended at all. I think the university should not be snooping into people's privacy. It was an out of school hours and not relevant to school hours or students being involved. It would be a different story if it was related to school or students. And if the students had felt offended or uncomfortable by the picture then yes, I think they should discipline the teacher to be but not take her whole degree away unless it was explicit, then yes it woud be a total different story. Protecting our children from those kind of things is very important. In Snyder's case, it wasn't the case.
As an employer, i don't think it's necessary to check other than for criminal check (normal standard) which i think would be the extent for checking.Unless, an employee or student had a problem or complaints forwarded about that person.
I think any proffesional doesn't have to live up to higher standards because it seems we are being pushed to higher expectations of ourselves which some people can't live by. I think it would be asking too much, more like live like robots. Just using common sense, having good morals and values is very important.
RI guess you got to watch what your doing exspecially if you know the pictures will be posted on my space or facebook.Most of the time youir not aware of it until someone will mention to you.It happend to me I went out with the girls one night even tough I was the designated driver that night, The pictures that were taking of me had a bunch of acohol beverages on the table which made it look like I was drinking.I can't say I don't drink but when I do I don't want to broadcast it all over facebook and myspace.What I do on my own time is really my business not everyone elses.Im going to school to become a teacher and what kind of role model will I be if I always have pictures of myself drinking.
I don't think the schools should be snooping around the web looking for information but obviously if you work in a school you should watch what you put on your personal space on the internet.
I think whoever punished Stacy was having a bad day and he reacted without thinking. She was on the wrong end of some bible-toting hypocrite, who in his mind is a saint.
Yes schools and employers should be snooping around, but they should also give the person a chance to explain themselves, not everything is at seems.
Yes teachers should live up to a higher standard, because as soon as they fall there is going to be someone there to assume why they fell.
I have heard and read of similar stories to that of Stacy Snyder. In one recent episode, Dr. Phil introduced us to some young women who had posted pictures of themselves on facebook. Dr. Phil was not the least bit impressed. He wanted to know why anyone would want to present themselves to the world in this way. Seems he had very little sympathy for the actions of these young women and the consequences of what he declared to be “a lack of good judgment.” He talked about the fact that potential employers do search social networking sites to seek information on people for whatever reason, and when Dr. Phil showed the pictures of these young women and some others posted on facebook, I had to agree, it wasn’t pretty. I could see where he was coming from when he told his young guests that they needed to get a life. It seemed to me that any of these young women could be another Stacy Snyder.
I don’t think that what happened to Stacy Snyder was warranted or justifiable. Public perception and one’s persona on or offline is one thing, but taking away the academic achievement of this young woman is really incredible. The school should have no powers to impose moral standards or punishment to this extreme. The picture of her in the story was nothing compared to those I saw on the Dr. Phil show. I hope that Stacy Snyder is successful in her lawsuit against the university. I believe that their actions violated her privacy, and no matter what happens, her personal and professional life has been altered and will likely never be the same as it was before.
As the world becomes smaller and more connected the search is on for worldwide information. If people haven’t clued in to that then perhaps they should be told more directly about these social realities. This might help to educate the Stacy Snyders of the world, before they are made to systematically suffer the real-life consequences of maintaining a cyberspace existence that is open to all forms of public scrutiny. It will be interesting to know the outcome of her lawsuit and what kind of information the university will present to justify their actions. Stacy Snyder’s personal life should be just that, personal. Her professionalism in the classroom is the only thing her university should be assessing. I believe that every person has a right to privacy and to have a personal and professional life that is independent of the other. Teaching is a profession not a lifestyle and teachers like everyone else have personal lives and a right to privacy.
I have no idea what the prevailing thoughts might be amongst the majority of teachers about the 24-hour a day role-model professional. I personally don’t think it would be too good for your health or wellbeing. Balance and moderation they say is best. Some of the most effective teachers that I have come to know in my life are people that have had many roles to model. The notion of “a role model” seems to me to be a relatively recent sociological invention.
Within this undefined landscape of shifting boundaries, the search for personal, professional and cyberworld identities is just a few clicks away. It seems inevitable that litigation will be the only viable option to address the growing questions and mounting concerns affecting the privacy rights of individuals and collectives in both worlds. It will undoubtedly be the courts who will determine whether or not and to what extent people have had or can expect to have their privacy rights violated in this new information landscape. Litigation is expensive. With no other options for redress it is likely that the numbers of unsuspecting people who will have to learn about their privacy the hard way will continue to grow. My thoughts for the day.
I really don't think that schools or any of your employees should be snopping or posting those kinds of pictures of anyone when it's going to jepordize their careers. We as teachers or Educators must be a good role model for the children but we must also have to live our private lives when we are not working with children. We also need that break and also to have fun and relax..
That was very harsh to what happen to Stacey.. I don't think that she deserved it being punished. It was only a picture it's not like she was drinking in front of a bunch of children.....As an Educator I don't think that I would post anything like that on my facebook..
After reading the story of Stacy Snyder, I don’t believe that she should be punished or have her degree withheld for her drinking from a cup and wearing a pirate hat. That’s an assumption that’s made from the officials at the University who dismissed her. I believe that your employers should respect what you do on your own time. Although I also believe that there is a limit to how your teachers should be presenting themselves in public and online. Its unfortunate that Stacy Snyder wasn’t able to complete her teaching degree based on circumstantial evidence. The net can be a scary place. It shows that we as professionals should be more careful and think about what we will post online. Something that we think is harmless can actually be harmful to our careers. I believe that teachers are active role models to our students and community members. Every professional has their own professional do’s and don’ts, and we must live up to our professional standards. Teachers must present themselves on and off the job where they wont jeopardize their career.
I think that schools and employers have the right to make a back-ground check on their employee’s but to go as far as this university did was a bit too much. The lesson learned is one that everyone should take into account, which is to be more aware and conscious about what is being put on the internet about you. For example, what if your friend’s were posting pictures about you and you had no idea that they did this?? This happens to me all the time and there is nothing I can do but ask them to take off the internet. As teacher’s we do have an obligation to be role models to the children. But I think what we do on our on time is our time and we shouldn’t be judged to the extent the way this university did.
I do think that teachers have a responsibility towards their students but to deny Stacy her degree is outrageous. The photo does not show in any way that Stacy is drunk, I mean just because her photo is called Drunken Pirate Doesn't mean she is fact drunk or was drinking. From what I could see it looked like she was drinking choc milk. Stacy should fight the actions of the university as I have encountered a similiar situation in my workplace....Has anybody ever heard......what you do on your own time is your business...How many people would be without degrees or jobs if this was the way for everybody.
Of course we are responsible for providing a positive image for children to look up to! yes a "role model". We have a lot of influence on students and up coming generations. There are many respectful ways to go out and have fun and walking around the rez drunk is not one of them. I have came across a few teachers in highschool which have met up with students at the bars and in that circumstance its a bit weary where do you drawl the line? who is in the right? and should you take part in outting your students for not being of age this is where i need help?
It is really difficult for me to answer this question. I feel that yes we should know the type of people we are going to hire but with saying that I have a few pics out there with a drink in my hand on a night out with family and friends and I don't think I'm a bad person or an irresponsible role model. I may have the occasional drinks I still function in my life. But of course there will always be someone out there who doesn't agree in the occasional party and will ruin someoones life because of it. Teachers do have a responsibility to set a higher standard but again what I do out side of school is my business and if it doesn't affect my teaching then let sleeping dogs be.
I feel that once you are in the profession as a teacher, you should be held accountable for your unethical actions outside the classroom. What is a difference between working as an addiction counselor and helping individuals with addiction behaviors yet you are seen playing video games quite seriously and in a habitual way. I see this as a problem behavior since the duration and the time spent pretty much explains it all. Can you as an individual what requires guidance and support feel the need to reach out to this individual for some clarity or guidance. To sum, our actions outside our professional lives do have an impact on the people we serve. Much more then some would like to admit.
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