But, um, regarding #4. Massie isn't just old enough to be a college student's parent---he's acting like a dad. It's not his business to police students' behavior and interests outside the classroom, much less to require students give him personal information. It may be arguable that a Twitter handle is public, particularly if the account is unlocked and/or readily identifiable, but the cell phone number certainly is not. Asking students to divulge this information to someone who is in a position of power over them is disrespectful and downright creepy, in my opinion, and so it illustrates something rather different than the article's author probably intended.
Ha, all of those poor grandmothers.
ReplyDeleteBut, um, regarding #4. Massie isn't just old enough to be a college student's parent---he's acting like a dad. It's not his business to police students' behavior and interests outside the classroom, much less to require students give him personal information. It may be arguable that a Twitter handle is public, particularly if the account is unlocked and/or readily identifiable, but the cell phone number certainly is not. Asking students to divulge this information to someone who is in a position of power over them is disrespectful and downright creepy, in my opinion, and so it illustrates something rather different than the article's author probably intended.