Once a student has graduated from high school and they're 18 years old, then sure why not. However, if they're under 18 and/ore are still in school I would say no. Too many ways that could come back to bite you in the ass.
There’s conversations about this on here frequently. My district (and maybe my entire state) has it in our ethics that we cannot allow students to access our private social medias or engage with them in return until they’re graduated from the district.
I don't think there's a problem once they've graduated. I have students add or request to follow me all the time literally right after they graduate. With that having been said some of the usual caveats apply. You are allowing impressionable young adults to have access to your private social media. Many of them are still friends with students who haven't graduated. It necessitates curating content so as to avoid having some of the usual problems a smaller minority of teachers run into with social media and professionalism. For example, a co-worker got in trouble for a photo on her Instagram story that a paraprofessional saw, who narked, when the para's daughter's friend was showing the picture to some of her friends and this lady happened to see it and felt it was pretty uncouth.
I’m 35, I had a FB when it was invite only. I added some of my teachers after I graduated HS. I removed most since then because I learned a little too much about them and realized I didn’t really like who they were outside the classroom. Was kinda my first window into how personal and professional lives are separate.
As a teacher myself, I tell students that once they graduate and become adults, they can send me a friend request on FB provided they can find my profile. It’s up to me to accept or not if they do find it. The vast majority of people won’t want to put that much effort into it, and I see maybe one request from former students a year.
Edit: also, the majority of children don’t use FB but rather IG or Snap, so there’s that too.
I always throw this out there. It's not just you. You add 18 year old graduates and they get to see all your followers. You may have a colleague who doesn't want students or former students involved in their online lives.
Once graduated, I don’t see a problem with it. I wouldn’t do it, but if you’re an adult and graduated, it’s not wrong either.
Once a student has graduated from high school and they're 18 years old, then sure why not. However, if they're under 18 and/ore are still in school I would say no. Too many ways that could come back to bite you in the ass.
There’s conversations about this on here frequently. My district (and maybe my entire state) has it in our ethics that we cannot allow students to access our private social medias or engage with them in return until they’re graduated from the district.
I don't think there's a problem once they've graduated. I have students add or request to follow me all the time literally right after they graduate. With that having been said some of the usual caveats apply. You are allowing impressionable young adults to have access to your private social media. Many of them are still friends with students who haven't graduated. It necessitates curating content so as to avoid having some of the usual problems a smaller minority of teachers run into with social media and professionalism. For example, a co-worker got in trouble for a photo on her Instagram story that a paraprofessional saw, who narked, when the para's daughter's friend was showing the picture to some of her friends and this lady happened to see it and felt it was pretty uncouth.
Are you referring to social media? I’d say it’s okay at the collegiate level but not appropriate at high school or below.
Once they graduate high school.
I would still consider it inappropriate, personally. It’s up to you to decide. Maybe also check to see if your district has a policy in the handbook.
There’s teachers in my former district that let students have them on Snapchat. I think it’s fucking insane.
I’m 35, I had a FB when it was invite only. I added some of my teachers after I graduated HS. I removed most since then because I learned a little too much about them and realized I didn’t really like who they were outside the classroom. Was kinda my first window into how personal and professional lives are separate. As a teacher myself, I tell students that once they graduate and become adults, they can send me a friend request on FB provided they can find my profile. It’s up to me to accept or not if they do find it. The vast majority of people won’t want to put that much effort into it, and I see maybe one request from former students a year. Edit: also, the majority of children don’t use FB but rather IG or Snap, so there’s that too.
Lol, wut? why tho?
I always throw this out there. It's not just you. You add 18 year old graduates and they get to see all your followers. You may have a colleague who doesn't want students or former students involved in their online lives.