[quote name='UncleBob']Does anyone here seriously think that posting nudie photos of yourself online would not cause problems for a teacher? Seriously?
Keep in mind, I'm not asking *should* it cause problems... I'm asking would it - there's a big difference.[/quote]
i agree it most certainly would cause problems .but i guess what i was getting at with the longwinded portion below this one is does the punishment fit the crime?i dont think it does.
[quote name='dopa345']Teachers are role models and their ability to exert authority over their students is severely undermined if they are caught in an compromising position. Do you think a teacher could seriously control a classroom if there were nude photos of her circulating among the student body?[/quote] while it is true that teachers are role models and it might become a difficult task to maintain control the fact of the matter is there was nothing to be "caught" the pictures were and are freely available to be viewed she wasnt hiding it's what she does she is an art teacher and apparantly a subject of art as well. it may not be your thing but nudity in art no matter if its painted or photgraphed is still considered art and the person who actually took the shots is an award winning photographer.
im not saying that you dont have a point as far as controlling a class room while people can see nude photos of you etc.
what i am saying is that we are not living in the 1800's highschool students are not exactly children , if your old enough, think of some of the things you did back in highschool.
the problems i think is, we tend to put people on pedestals just because someone does a certain thing for a living doesnt mean thats who they have chosen to be 24 hours a day. can you imagine a world were we all only behaved the same way we do at work 24 hours a day? anyone who works for a living and says they act the same way in personal life as they do at work is a straight up liar.
but whats really funny to me is that everyone is pointing fingers at the teacher meanwhile you have underage students surfing the net for naked pictures with no parental supervision whatsoever and as i asked before where are the parents in all of this? i dont want my children online looking at things like that so you know what i do? i supervise them , i maintain my house, its my job to make sure they do not get into things like that ,its my responsibility not the government , the school board or anyone else for that matter.
at the end of the day what exactly are these students being protected from?
looking at naked pictures? seems they already know how to find them and with no parental supervision makes it all the more easy.
do i think it was a smart idea to post the pics? ... no
do i think she should lose her job because of it?.... no
but i do think some sort of disciplinary action might be warrented but termination is a bit harsh considering the subject matter and the subject.
this is way different than say a penthouse pictorial.
personally i consider this art and i looked at ALL the pics and my favorite one is actually the one she uses on her myspace page the one that she holds the sign up in it has amazing use of lighting and color.
i even discussed it with my Mrs. seeing as she was an art major and all.
she agreed it is art .
but who knows maybe its just me . growing up we had art in my house nothing valuable mind you but we did have nude paintings and sculptures
i was taught as a young man the difference between obscene and art .
also,
this isnt the first time a teacher in texas get fired over art.
here is another for example
http://www.nbc10.com/education/9936513/detail.html