Twitter Trouble

In response to Ms. Powell's Twitter Trouble                                       

In a blog of 300 words, respond to the following questions:

1. Do you think that Khadijah’s comments about her teacher, that he “lives at home with his mom, eats fish sticks for dinner, and all he talks about is Star Wars” were appropriate? Explain.
2. What is your opinion on the suspension of these students? Was it reasonable for the school board to enforce such a punishment? Why or why not?
3. How do you feel about the reaction of the students – that they should be able to share their opinions freely? Is it okay to post this sort of thing on social media websites like Twitter?

     My responses are:

     1. The comments that Khadijah's made about her teacher were inappropriate. If these comments were true, that means she was just stating facts about her teacher. If these comments were false, that means she was trying to hurt her teacher. Even if these comments were true or false, these comments will make the teacher feel embarrassed and hurt, it will affect the teacher by having a low self-esteem.

     2. My opinion on the suspension of these students is that it was appropriate. I think that the punishment was appropriate because it is a reasonable punishment for the students since they were stating facts about their teacher or that they were making false statements about the teacher, this means that they were either exposing the teachers privacy or they were just posting false comments to embarrass their teacher. Yes this was a reasonable consequence and the school board should enforce such a punishment. They should enforce the punishment because it'll make people feel more safe during school and even after school.

    3. Students should be able to express their opinions freely and feelings. They could post their opinions freely, but no one told them that they could get in some type of problem once they post it. If they are able to post negative comments or any type of comment on any social networking website like Twitter, they should be able to say it in person. So if you aren't able to say you're opinion in person, then you should leave those opinions to yourself. No it isn't okay to post this sort of thing on social media websites like Twitter. It isn't okay to post these type of things on social networking websites because like Twitter and Facebook, they are a way to communicate with friends and family about updating on how their lives are going. In my opinion I don't think that Twitter or any social networking website is the best way to express any feelings or opinions because people can see what you post online.