I know this is a warning you have heard many many times, but it bears repeating in the hopes that one day it will finally sink in.

Anything and everything that you post on social media becomes public record…permanent public record.  And that means that everyone has access to it, forever.  That abstract idea may not mean anything to you at this exact moment in time, but I assure you, some day it will.

For example, you may, some time in the near future, need a letter of recommendation for National Honor Society, or a recommendatory signature for acceptance into AP Lang, or perhaps, you will want to join a highly competitive and selective leadership program at Fordson…the list goes on.  If you have posted inappropriate and disrespectful (and largely untrue) things about teachers on social media, those teachers are going to be reluctant to provide these favors to you.

Those kinds of postings demonstrate a lack of maturity, self awareness, and most importantly, RESPECT, which are character indicative qualities that teachers take fairly seriously.  A good rule to live by is “if you wouldn’t say it to their face, don’t post it online”.

I hope that in the future, when you feel the need to vent on social media, you will stop and think about the lasting ramifications such a rant might have.

Sincerely,

Ms J