Why Teachers Are Terrified Of Facebook
Perhaps teachers ought to use Facebook only to stay in touch with friends and family, not students.
A study released earlier this week has suggested that teachers in the U.K. see Facebook and other social networking platforms as posing a “devastating” threat to schools, worse even than the dreaded visit from Ofsted, the official body for inspecting British schools.
“Facebook is becoming a bigger fear for schools than Ofsted,” said the agreeably-named Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers. “Increasingly, social media are being used to fuel campaigns against schools and teachers.
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