Teacher Quits Job Over Facebook Comments

Sky News ^ | 8/22/2010

[markomalley]

Sounds like a horrible loss for Mass. schools. /s

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Poor guy.

[Freedom_Fighter_2001]

Dude should man up. Bleep happens.

[vladimir998]

She picked a strange group to join: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://assets2.academia.edu/media/June.Talvitie-Siple__Ed.D._Umassd.53122.jpg%3F1246570774&imgrefurl=http://www.academia.edu/People/Academic_Integrity&usg=__6ny3bgH9NOhbjMbugATyiaDx8QI=&h=150&w=200&sz=10&hl=en&start=3&zoom=0&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=izP3RnIMLt8hpM:&tbnh=78&tbnw=104&prev=/images%3Fq%3DDr%2BJune%2BTalvitie-Siple%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1T4ADBF_enUS238US242%26tbs%3Disch:1

[Michel12]

You obviously have not worked with kids in the last years. I am teaching at college level, and the level has sunk. Students do not know anything. Second year students will tell they didn’t learn x when I taught them x myself. If you give them bad grades, they complain to the administrations which anyway says that I cannot fail more than 10% of the class. And all the students behave as if they were little Einstein.

I understand her very well.

[Jerry Attrick]

She can always run for office on the Demo ticket or better yet, become a “journalist”.

[muawiyah]

The thing is if you have a public contact job you don't say anything bad about the customers until you retire.

[PALIN SMITH]

When the Muslims take over, this babe will be wearing a burka......whew.....

[csvset]

I thought I made them in confidence

The interwebs is a tricksy place.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

Just another nasty arrogant liberal down. It's her own fault.

If she changes her attitude, life would be more pleasant.

[markomalley]

I understand her very well.

As the husband of a retired teacher, so do I.

But as somebody who posts online, I also understand the importance of prudence when posting something online. Because if she can't control herself on Facebook, what makes me think she can control herself in a classroom?

[SandRat]

That’s, believe it or not, an (UGH!!!!) Dudette.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

That’s, believe it or not, an (UGH!!!!) Dudette.

We know. It was another way of saying "GUILTY!" ;)

[Rebelbase]

Is Facebook necessary for a successful teaching career?

[csvset]

From a Boston.com article.

She had just received a $4,000 raise, boosting her salary to about $92,000

A 4k raise? Not bad in this Obama Economy, if you can keep your mouth shut.

[nmh]

It looks like a WOMAN!

Or is this person, ah, in between genders?

[cranked]

Someone with a PhD working at a high school? What am I missing here? =.=

[driftdiver]

“arrogant” and “snobby”

Yep that pretty much sums up Mass.

[Dianna]

But as somebody who posts online, I also understand the importance of prudence when posting something online.

Just last night, I sent a private message to a young co-worker on Facebook reminding her that it isn't wise to complain about the boss and managers on FB.

I actually had posts I'd made on FR brought out during a deposition.

[grellis]

She should have stood by her comments and not quit her job or she never should have made them in the first place--particularly on a forum like facebook. At the very least she should acquaint herself with privacy settings.

She sounds like a first class idiot to me. And yes, I work with kids--7th and 8th grade.