it's far from a perfect world

It has recently come to my attention that I may want to reconsider using photos of my students on my blog. I have never taken this matter lightly and have been extremely careful not to ever mention names (of anyone but myself, let alone my students). Parents of students at our school have to sign and give permission for their child's photo to be used in promotional materials for our school, including online uses, and all of the parents of kids in my class have consented to this. I figured I was in the clear to use my personal photos of their children online, as long as I used caution. However, I realize that our world is far from perfect and I can't even begin to conceive of how someone may use these photos for intentions very unlike my own. All it would take is one parent to get upset, or one negative incident, and my teaching career could come down with it all.


As a result, I have (sadly) removed all photos of students from my blog - past and present. It was hard for me to do this because my students are so much a part of who I am and what I do on a daily basis. I also love to take photos, and who better to take them of than the children I spend so many hours with? I love sharing the adventures of my class through words and pictures on my blog. I will continue to do so, but will be more careful to take pictures without the kids being in them. I hope you understand!