Kids being kids?

ChoatieMom
Sun, 16 Sep 2012 19:04:51 +0000

If a student’s fully engaged in a BS, he or she doesn’t have time to make up nasty lists.



Hmmm. Let’s not forget those who build empires on mean lists—Exeter/Harvard grad Mark Zuckerberg got his start by creating a Hot or Not type site called FaceMash where he posted photos from Harvard’s female population for the university’s male community to rate. Granted, that’s not the point of FaceBook, but I believe FaceMash was a form of cyber bullying and speaks to the character of its founder. I wonder if either Exeter or Harvard has second thoughts about this alum? Perhaps they should have kept him busier. ;)

And, of course, as others have mentioned, bad behavior is not limited to kids. This was in the news yesterday, although Andover dismissed the doctor last year:

[Richard Keller, Doctor Charged With Child Porn, Used Philips Academy Computer For Adult Porn, Headmaster Says](HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost)

It seems Andover was beset by more than one teachable moment last year but, in both cases, the school took swift and appropriate action. I don’t see, practically, what the school could have done to prevent either incident. Unfortunately, such things are happening everywhere. You only hope that your school is living by the principles posted above the gates and being guided by those principles when faced with unexpected and unpredictable events.