Comments on: On Modeling

By: MsEstep

MsEstep — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 19:26:02 +0000

I thought I’d be a lone voice of opposition when I started reading the comments. Thankfully, Michael Doyle came up and I feel less alone.

I’m the same person online as I am in the classroom. But different situations allow for different conversations, both in person and online. I say things on facebook that I wouldn’t say on Twitter because those are different spaces…just like I’ll say things in the teachers’ lounge that I wouldn’t say in the classroom. Different audiences…different conversations.

I hope that even makes sense…not enough caffeine in my system at the moment.

By: April

April — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 13:29:39 +0000

My concern is less of what I am saying or doin, but more towards what my students are saying and doing. There is a part of their lives that, frankly, I am just not sure I want to know.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:38:55 +0000

Integrity is something we all should strive for, teacher or not.

But what about the people taking and posting the pictures? Something that has been bothering me lately is the invasion of our personal space in public places. A lot of people hate getting their picture taken. Period. Now those poor people have to worry that it will get posted on Facebook for anyone to see! And they should worry because that’s what people are doing.

I think it is important that we teach and model asking permission before taking someone’s picture or video and then ask again before posting it somewhere public.

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» The Week in Tweets for 2010-07-19 Bud the Teacher — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:20:28 +0000

[...] More on that notion of public, private, online life, and modeling: http://budtheteacher.com/blog/2009/10/10/on-modeling/ in reply to skajder [...]

By: Karl Fisch

Karl Fisch — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:21:57 +0000

So, Meredith, perhaps you are modeling for those parents and admins and other adults as well? Modeling living honestly, making mistakes, learning, having grace, even trusting. That’s pretty powerful modeling, isn’t it?
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By: Science teacher: Down the rabbit hole....

Science teacher: Down the rabbit hole.... — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:19:28 +0000

[...] immediately let all 7 folks who follow me that I found that tweet scary. I tracked it down to Bud the Teacher, a marvelous edublogger. He clarifies his position a tad, but he's still scary. So I wrote back:And [...]

By: Dawn Hogue

Dawn Hogue — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:11:31 +0000

Last night with friends, who have no online life whatsoever, I told them I was now on Twitter and they couldn’t understand why the heck I would want to do that. I tried to explain, but it didn’t matter, that my online life is my life, the people I know are my professional colleagues in ways the people in my own building are not. I’ve put myself out on the Web since 1998 and I’ve never been anyone other than who I am. I don’t believe in cute, cryptic screen names. I figured a long time ago, that if I was going to be open and honest, then be it. Use my real name. WYSISYG, right? I totally agree with you, Bud. Good post!

By: Meredith (@msstewart)

Meredith (@msstewart) — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:41:50 +0000

The challenge I feel like I face has less to do with “What do [I] do online that [I] wouldn’t want [my] students to know about?” and more “What do you do online that reveals you as a human being who occasionally doesn’t fit the mold of what administrators or parents expect a good teacher to look like?” Being willing to admit when I’ve messed up in the classroom or when I don’t know the answer to a question or when I’m wrestling with a particular issue comes as no surprise to my students because we talk about that kind of thing all the time, but I think it does sometimes unsettle parents or admins or other adults who aren’t used to doing anything other than putting their best foot forward, especially online.

So, I guess what I’m saying is that along the way to being a better person, I’m going to need some grace, and I don’t always trust that I’ll receive that from the online “public.”

Meredith
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By: Michael Doyle

Michael Doyle — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:43:04 +0000

I practically exploded when I saw your initial tweet–out of context, it’s scary.

In context, however, I’m still disturbed. Let me preface this with stating up front that my online persona is pretty much who I am.

And I think my public persona, the person I am at work and in the world, be it the store, or church, or at the park or anywhere else, should be the same public persona online.

Here’s the problem, and where modeling matters. We have multiple levels of intimacy/behavior in different settings.

What I say to a colleague in an elevator may be different than what I say to her in a pew, both public spaces by your example. The database searching capabilities have smashed our online personae into an extremely public figure–one with a megaphone screaming at anyone who cares to listen.

Part of becoming an adult is learning situational awareness. Lumping our online persona into some common public space sounds great, but there is no single layer of “public” in our real lives. (It’s like “global awareness,” another impossible task that sounds so cool.)

I may hijack your post (with accreditation and links and many thanks)–this is a HUGE topic and widely misunderstood.
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By: Nathan M

Nathan M — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:25:03 +0000

I am recently new to your blog Bud, and I am so glad I stumbled upon it. The integrity of a teacher is extremely important to me. As I enter into the education field, one of the greatest things I can offer to my students is an understanding of who I am. An undergrad professor once said to me, “you are what you teach.” Its simple, but has stayed with me as I went through student teaching, substituting, and now entering into the classroom. I am the same individual in the classroom as I am at home on my couch, at church, at dinner with family, on facebook, or on twitter. I strive to live my life with integrity and build relationships to get to know individuals for who they are and what they bring. I have nothing to hide, which is why it surprises me so often when teachers try to hide in every aspect outside of the classroom setting. I hope to model a strong character in my classroom, which I pray will lead to strong, young, individuals. Thank you for sharing on this topic.