Itās great to see so many happy kids given the times we are in. Fair play to that teacher.
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Absolutely. What benefit does it bring to the kids? None I can see kids that age should be nowhere near twitter.
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itās not for the kids, many parents would love that sort of thing, who wouldnāt want a peek into the classroom.
it really is a pity that something like this would give rise to accusations of creepiness or insinuations of something unseemly going on.
Most schools have a twitter account, many teachers have them for their class. i know of a school in Clare where every class teacher has one as part of the school plan.
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So send them emails or thereās surely a WhatsApp group? I honestly donāt understand why this needs to be open to public consumption
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It obviously has the backing of the school and community so itās not just the teacher.
Social media democrats. Nuf said
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Permission or backing.
You wouldnāt want to raise concerns and have this narcissistic cunt target little Josh or Maryam for the next year for robbing him of a few likes on the internet
I donāt know, itās not how Iād like to do things but itās certainly not unusual and itās hardly creepy in reality.
Iāve just now realised (thanks @Heyyoubehindthebushes) that this guy is the fella that had a spat with somebody online today, so clearly this is all to be taken with a pinch of salt, just childish nonsense
Is it not child safety etiquette 101 to not post pictures of children online in a public setting.
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I donāt knowā¦ If mothers in the community take a mind to having you silenced they can easily get their way with something like this. Iām surprised myself that itās a thing for this reasonā¦ Usually a busy body is quick enough to 'wont somebody think of the children"
Parents will have signed a photographic consent form.
Youād probably be amazed at how few actually refuse to do so,
Itās not something that most people would worry about in the least.
I had to redouble when you tagged me, I read the rest of the tread about his profession etc and thought I am not getting involved in teacher bashing 
at least my comment was about the SD being fucking oddballs. Thats the crusp of it, why have a twitter account showing the good work you are doing in schools yet use it to attack someone with an opinion you disagree with. He must be one odd chap
The GAA have even brought in stuff about putting up pictures of teams online.
As far as Iām aware you can put up a picture of a team before a match but canāt attach particular names to the photo, so the kids canāt be identified for child welfare reasons.
A teacher putting up pictures of his/her class online, while no doubt innocent, wouldnāt sit too comfortable with me, personally. Heās not doing it for the benefit of the kids, IMO. Heās the one getting the likes and validation off gullible parents - āah isnāt he great with the kids. What a lovely teacher.ā
Heās entitled to his opinions whether you agree with them or not.
Thatās a seperate twitter profile that he uses for the school stuff.
Most GAA clubs would have twitter pages that would have pictures of u8 player of the week etc, that kind of thing @dodgy_keeper
Sure they all have the kids plastered all over their own pages now the days of those concerns must be gone I guess. Still seems strange to me, chances of anything happening are slim but still
I get that impression too, but I didnāt realise it was as widespread as it is. I donāt see how the same canāt be accomplished with a blast of emails.
It is creepy. A grown man trawling through a national school class twitter account for a school or class he has no connection with
Ah fair enough, I didnt go digging into him bar what was said here, again mainly unrelated to his job. Your point on the consent for pictures is correct, he would know if he didnāt have the consent he would be in big trouble professionally. His job has nothing to do with him being a SD weirdo
Thatās a fair point.
Itās just a strange one for me, personally. I donāt think thereās anything nefarious in what heās doing but a teacher putting up photos of his students, even with the consent of the parents, is a bit of a grey area for me. Why put yourself in a position where it could prove awkward or troublesome down the line at some stage.
Youād know better than me but Iād imagine most kids of primary school age wouldnāt have Twitter accounts?
If you donāt think posting pictures of other peopleās kids on social media to get a few likes is odd then I think that says a lot.
The guy is a complete oddball.
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