I am a little older, and just don't understand the need to
"post" about your life for the world to see. Why the need? Just
remember that parents, employers, etc can easily look you up
and read what you post. My daughter is a teen, I simply
searched her name, and I quickly was able to find her so called
"private" page. And I wasn't too happy with some things on
there that a college, etc, could find just as easily. Can't you
be satisfied with just telling your real life family and
friends about your day over the telephone, or even email? A
teacher is a very public figure, and you will always be under
scrutiny. When I was a young teacher, a parent saw me out at a
restaurant with my then fiance and quickly spread the news that
I was out drinking with a man. I had had a beer with my dinner!
Be smart!

On 8/14/09, Ooii wrote:
> I am a young teacher and recently got started on Facebook.
> I'm hoping some of you might be able to help me out when it
> comes to knowing what is and what is not okay to post on my
> Facebook page. Originally, I thought I'd just try to stay
> away from anything work-related all together and just post
> about "my life." But as a teacher, so much of my job
> is "my life."
>
> I've been posting up stuff like "made finger puppets in
> class today," which is fine, but doesn't really cover "me."
>
> Is it okay to post things like "Interesting day. Was bit
> by one of my kiddos," and stuff like that? (Without giving
> away any personal info, ofcourse).
>
> Thanks!

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