you're probably right about that G!

I agree with what you guys have said.

However, I feel like the women are more scrutinized than the men. The whole double-standard thing.

I can totally agree with that. Men get off way easier and sometimes are even more respected automatically by students. It's a crazy world we live in.

Also, I know this is off topic, but thanks for sticking up for me during the whole banning thing Common!

"G"

This post was last modified: Jul 01, 2008 02:20 PM by ggeorge2814.

I don't think a teacher's personal life should matter. Teacher's already give such a large part of their lives to the public by teaching, and for very little pay. I don't think it is right to scrutinize everything they do in their off-hours as well.

Many states have a public intoxication law, so if a teacher is drunk and disorderly in public, then it becomes a legal matter - just as it should for any other tom, [censored], and harry that is punk in drublic.

But as far as everything else, where do you draw the line? What if a student sees their unmarried teacher at the drugstore buying birth control? What if a student sees their teacher at the grocery store buying a pack of cigarettes or buying nothing but junk food? What if student notices that their teacher, who goes to the same church as him/her, hasn't shown up for the last few Sundays? None of those things are even remotely illegal, but there are some parents that would get upset and would use this, if they could, to affect the teacher's career.

I think we should all strive to be positive role models for children, and not leave it up to the teachers alone. And at the same time, I think we should realize that nobody is perfect.

I agree with this last statement. Nobody is perfect, but if you're going to be in a position where children are more likely to look to you as a role model, i just think you should be more wary of how you act and what you do outside the classroom.

Again, where do you draw the line? What activities would be 'permissable' for a teacher to engage in after school? And who gets to decide? and what are the consequences? Do we also hold the same standards to our military? Children look up to them as role models, too.