Comments on: Teacher Code of Conduct- 1915 http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/04/05/teacher-code-of-conduct-1915/ The Magic of Learning through Technology. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:52:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Autofighter Pro Free http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/04/05/teacher-code-of-conduct-1915/comment-page-1/#comment-32928 Autofighter Pro Free Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:47:42 +0000 http://langwitches.org/blog/?p=3748#comment-32928 I'm liking your blog, definately adding it to my RSS. Keep updating. I’m liking your blog, definately adding it to my RSS. Keep updating.

]]> By: Dave Stacey http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/04/05/teacher-code-of-conduct-1915/comment-page-1/#comment-29415 Dave Stacey Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:19:41 +0000 http://langwitches.org/blog/?p=3748#comment-29415 Interestingly this same issue has just come up in the media in the UK, with a dance teacher being accused of 'bringing the school into disrepute' because of her modeling portfolio which is available online. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1166044/Teacher-faces-disciplinary-action-parent-uncovers-racy-lingerie-photos-online.html Interestingly this same issue has just come up in the media in the UK, with a dance teacher being accused of ‘bringing the school into disrepute’ because of her modeling portfolio which is available online.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1166044/Teacher-faces-disciplinary-action-parent-uncovers-racy-lingerie-photos-online.html

]]> By: Kimberly http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/04/05/teacher-code-of-conduct-1915/comment-page-1/#comment-29409 Kimberly Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:03:43 +0000 http://langwitches.org/blog/?p=3748#comment-29409 This is a slippery slope that scares me. On one hand if a teacher is posting pictures of them drinking to excess or using drugs on facebook - that underminds their authority in the classroom. On the other hand I had a parent complain that I was not qualified Morally to teach. Her reason was I was single with with a child's car seat in my car. It was for my niece - but even if I had a child it was none of her business. I'm in Texas - so the specter of someone being fired for not being a "real Christian" is something very real - especially in the isolated districts. (Some of those districts can be 3 hours across flying low so the district isn't small but rural) This is a slippery slope that scares me. On one hand if a teacher is posting pictures of them drinking to excess or using drugs on facebook – that underminds their authority in the classroom.

On the other hand I had a parent complain that I was not qualified Morally to teach. Her reason was I was single with with a child’s car seat in my car. It was for my niece – but even if I had a child it was none of her business.

I’m in Texas – so the specter of someone being fired for not being a “real Christian” is something very real – especially in the isolated districts. (Some of those districts can be 3 hours across flying low so the district isn’t small but rural)

]]> By: Carla Beard http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/04/05/teacher-code-of-conduct-1915/comment-page-1/#comment-29393 Carla Beard Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:28:43 +0000 http://langwitches.org/blog/?p=3748#comment-29393 Sorry for the typo. I met her in the mid 1980s. (Even worse!) Sorry for the typo. I met her in the mid 1980s. (Even worse!)

]]> By: Carla Beard http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/04/05/teacher-code-of-conduct-1915/comment-page-1/#comment-29392 Carla Beard Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:28:14 +0000 http://langwitches.org/blog/?p=3748#comment-29392 These rules have been around a while and are probably not true. However, I do recall meeting a teacher in the mid 1970s who was keeping her recent marriage a secret from her employer. She said she would be fired if they found out. When I questioned her about that, she shrugged and said that was the way things were at her school. (She didn't have tenure yet.) So while these rules may be spurious, they help to illustrate that teachers have long been held to a higher standard of personal conduct even than, say, presidents or governors. These rules have been around a while and are probably not true. However, I do recall meeting a teacher in the mid 1970s who was keeping her recent marriage a secret from her employer. She said she would be fired if they found out. When I questioned her about that, she shrugged and said that was the way things were at her school. (She didn’t have tenure yet.) So while these rules may be spurious, they help to illustrate that teachers have long been held to a higher standard of personal conduct even than, say, presidents or governors.

]]> By: Langwitches » Teacher Code of Conduct… Revisited http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/04/05/teacher-code-of-conduct-1915/comment-page-1/#comment-29391 Langwitches » Teacher Code of Conduct… Revisited Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:00:10 +0000 http://langwitches.org/blog/?p=3748#comment-29391 [...] Teacher Code of Conduct- 1915 [...] [...] Teacher Code of Conduct- 1915 [...]

]]> By: Sara Crawford http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/04/05/teacher-code-of-conduct-1915/comment-page-1/#comment-29390 Sara Crawford Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:36:28 +0000 http://langwitches.org/blog/?p=3748#comment-29390 I think that as long as the activities do not interfere with the teachers ability to conduct instruction than no. Once the outside activities impact the classroom or the school, then it is time for an intervention. I think that as long as the activities do not interfere with the teachers ability to conduct instruction than no. Once the outside activities impact the classroom or the school, then it is time for an intervention.

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