HATTIESBURG, Miss. – A new school district policy in southern Mississippi prohibits teachers from texting or communicating with students through Internet social network sites such as MySpace.
District bars teacher-student texting – Education- msnbc.com
This is where I went to college for my B.S. in computer science. Never did pay any attention to the school district.
I’m not sure how I feel about this. Some of it matches my own personal policy. I won’t be friends on Facebook with current students. I also wouldn’t follow a student on Twitter. I also don’t text students, but I really only text my sister. Real Estate agent, no time for the phone.
I know teachers who text students, and it is invaluable for our parenting teacher. Her students text her when they are on the way to the hospital to have their babies. Of course, that isn’t "social" contact, in my opinion, but it would be hard to draw the line.
At the same time, next year when I am supposed to be advising Senior students, I could see texting as valuable — again, though I would have strict guidelines.
I honestly don’t see a blanket policy as good then, I then it would have to be taken on a case by case basis.
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