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I must confess, I search my name in twitter regularly. Even thougth tweets are rare, they are usually negative. Tonight I spotted a tweet, which was blaming me for a students lack of understanding.
I feel compelled to use this information to bring many issues to light, such as the fact no student has met with me outside of class or that this particular class asks no questions.
I would never call lout the student or make anyone aware as to what I was specifically referring.but I do feel it culd be a valuable learning lesson on how to address classroom concerns & the false representation of people in social media.
Thoughts?
High School Chemistry Teacher. 7th year HS teaching. Franklin Central. Indianapolis, In
I always send a letter home at the start of the year which highlights exactly how parents and students can address concerns to me. I'm sure it doesn't always stop negative side-talk, but parents learn they can approach me about anything...I'd rather they come to me than the admin or the social networks.
Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back.
~ Chinese Proverb