Teacher's aide on leave after modeling photos surface

jconnon

if we don't want teachers getting second jobs, maybe we should pay them better. especially if we're "holding them to a higher standard". lets reflect that with pay.

Pay rates were not mentioned in the article nor in the post, so you assume what she is being paid, right?.

It was mentioned on the news yesterday morning when I was watching. $12.00 an hour.

tedrickp

Wow, strong assumption. :noway:


But probably not wrong or far off.

Well actually you have no idea, and it could have been any number of types of people. Weird assumption.

That said OP - I agree with your original post - people in general are too worried about the "next man" and what they are doing. Sad.

fbmandy55

Eh, after seeing the pics on instagram.... Some were inappropriate for a teacher. There is one photo where she is completely nude, covering her nipples with her fingertips. That goes a little beyond modeling photos or lingerie.

I think the photos are great, but as a teacher, common sense would tell me not to post those online. What if a student found her on Instagram and saw those? As a parent, I don't know how I'd feel about seeing those pics of my child's teacher.

darrensurrey

This thread is meaningless without pics.

Don't need another strike, but the news had her Instagram: http://instagram.com/kaity_967

Crikey. Back in a bit!

darrensurrey

Back.

I was expecting catalogue shots not those kinds of shots.

randomtai

This thread is meaningless without pics.

Don't need another strike, but the news had her Instagram: http://instagram.com/kaity_967

Crikey. Back in a bit!

Make sure you wash your hands. :laugh:

auddii

I feel like teachers should be held to a higher standard than most other professions. Modeling is one thing but racy/provocative modeling is a whole other thing. I'm not really sure if she should lose her teaching job over this but whatever.

If your argument is that they should pay her more then she wouldn't need another job then you clearly don't understand the free market.

I was just listening to a story on NPR for someone advocating for higher pay for teachers (here in Texas, I think the average pay is $47k, but no clue what it would be for a teacher's aid). The problem they seem to be having is that a lot of schools are having problems with the kids not behaving, and on top of it, the parents ridicule and blame the teachers for everything (even if their kids are slacking off or not getting it). So, many of the younger teachers are just walking away because "no one deserves to be treated like that at their job". They kind of have a point, but I guess it's something you have to deal with at any customer service job.

But, they are expecting a teacher shortage once the babyboomer teachers start retiring.

Jimaudit

She is a teachers aide, not a teacher...does anyone know the difference?

A teacher goes to college, does internships and passes a state licensing exam. Most are now being required to obtain a Masters degree within certain timeframes.

A teacher's aide walks into the school off the street and says "hey I need a job, have any openings". There are no further qualifications required. They make more than fast food workers but have the same qualifications.

That being said I do believe teachers (licensed) deserve more money. My wife is a second grade teacher in South Florida with 12 years of experience and makes only $41k. Even if you argue that they have 2 months off a year, her annualized salary is only $49,200.

This teachers aide is ridiculously hot--if I was a woman and had her body, I would show it off also...Teaching is not this woman's goal or desire. Its quite obvious this job is only a means to an end....modeling. or motocross.

scottkjar

Dang it, my computer won't load that page. How can I evaluate the arguments here without being able to view the evidence?

rml_16

Infuriating! NOTHING she did interfered with her job, nor was in any way illegal. And whoever sent in the anonymous photos is a douche.

No, but school employees can't do things "regular" people can. Where I grew up, a teacher who was drunk in public could get fired. That meant if he or she was in a bar drinking, did not drive and did not cause any scene -- just the simple act of being drunk outside of his or her own home.

It's in their contract.

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somefitsomefat

I don't post racy pics with my head because of my job. Maybe the aid should have been smarter. Life isn't fair.

Kinda hard to model without your head. But really, if she was in the exact same outfit, but a JCPenney catalog, I somehow doubt this would be an issue. Or if she was in the same outfit, but plus-sized. My bet, it's some jealous, overweight mom who was the anonymous tipster.

BigSnicka

Are elementary school kids looking at lingerie these days?

Jimaudit

I feel like teachers should be held to a higher standard than most other professions. Modeling is one thing but racy/provocative modeling is a whole other thing. I'm not really sure if she should lose her teaching job over this but whatever.

If your argument is that they should pay her more then she wouldn't need another job then you clearly don't understand the free market.

I was just listening to a story on NPR for someone advocating for higher pay for teachers (here in Texas, I think the average pay is $47k, but no clue what it would be for a teacher's aid). The problem they seem to be having is that a lot of schools are having problems with the kids not behaving, and on top of it, the parents ridicule and blame the teachers for everything (even if their kids are slacking off or not getting it). So, many of the younger teachers are just walking away because "no one deserves to be treated like that at their job". They kind of have a point, but I guess it's something you have to deal with at any customer service job.

But, they are expecting a teacher shortage once the babyboomer teachers start retiring.

The avg salary takes into account all of the salary ranges so these 1st and 2nd year teachers are making probably around $35k. Half of them leave the profession within 3 years as the pay is too low and the stress from parents to high. My wife sets strict expectations for parents at the start of the year and backs her arguments with facts. Parents listen to facts--no matter how special they think Timmy is.

Teachers on average are the lowest salaried profession requiring a degree and licensure. In my field someone graduating with an Accounting degree who obtains a license (CPA,CIA,CFE, CISA) are making $70k after a few years. Huge difference and I would argue my wife is adding more value to society than I am yet I make almost 3 times what she does.

Mia_RagazzaTosta

I wonder if it was MFP rat that reported said teacher.

Jestinia

if we don't want teachers getting second jobs, maybe we should pay them better. especially if we're "holding them to a higher standard". lets reflect that with pay.

Stunning logic. We should put politicians in who are capable of same. You'd think they would be, most of them are lawyers, they had to at least be competent on the LSAT, but I guess a lifetime of practicing American law and politics ruins any natural abilities they started with.

ProgressNotPerfection32

if we don't want teachers getting second jobs, maybe we should pay them better. especially if we're "holding them to a higher standard". lets reflect that with pay.

Pay rates were not mentioned in the article nor in the post, so you assume what she is being paid, right?.

That would be correct. Based on average salary data. Please, share with us what you think a teacher's aid makes, even in the top range.

I currently teach, but In my area, I've been an aide in 3 different districts the last 12 years. Pay, unfortunately, varies widely. Usually, if the district hires and pays the pay is better but if it's part of a coop the pay can be not great. I made $8.50/hour in one district with no benefits, I made $14.00/hour with fully covered health benefits in the next. Last, I made 9.75/hour with partially paid benefits. The entire time I held my bachelors in education.


In the education field we sign agreements and know we are most defiantly in the public eye and depending on the age level she worked with, it could have caused many issues with either students OR parents. We are role models and project a positive image. I think what she did was not bad, but in her line of work it was unprofessional.

tlcarolinagirl

I don't post racy pics with my head because of my job. Maybe the aid should have been smarter. Life isn't fair.

Kinda hard to model without your head. But really, if she was in the exact same outfit, but a JCPenney catalog, I somehow doubt this would be an issue. Or if she was in the same outfit, but plus-sized. My bet, it's some jealous, overweight mom who was the anonymous tipster.

Wow, really? As a teacher and teacher's aide, you choose that career path knowing that you have to be more careful about what the public sees, and this includes what you post online. I am sure that she signed a contract saying this. My son had a teacher last year that was constantly out in public drunk. Hell, I saw her at Walmart drunk, as did my son. Did I go to the school board. You betcha. That's not who I want shaping my child's academic future. And for the record, I know how to have fun and I am not jealous....although I am slightly overweight. This is a site where I can find tools for weight loss, right?

Secondly, wow, just because someone turned her in, you assume it's some jealous, overweight mom. Jeez, get YOUR head out of YOUR azz.

summertime_girl

I don't post racy pics with my head because of my job. Maybe the aid should have been smarter. Life isn't fair.

Kinda hard to model without your head. But really, if she was in the exact same outfit, but a JCPenney catalog, I somehow doubt this would be an issue. Or if she was in the same outfit, but plus-sized. My bet, it's some jealous, overweight mom who was the anonymous tipster.

Not jumping to conclusions, simply making a bet. I could be wrong, I might not be. Two packets of photos were anonymously mailed, one to the school board, and one to a local newspaper, along with a typed note in all caps that read: "Can you believe that this girl was hired to work with special education children in the Fitchburg schools?!!"

http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/news/ci_24965730/fitchburg-teachers-aide-hot-water-over-modeling-shots#ixzz2rEGzk3GN

Sounds like a jealous hater to me.

rml_16

Are elementary school kids looking at lingerie these days?

They aren't going into bars, either, but teachers can't be seen drunk in bars.

tlcarolinagirl

Are elementary school kids looking at lingerie these days?

Dunno, but most kids have an Instagram account.

Scott2ndGradeTeacher

I'm a teacher and have done some modeling work in the past.

I was the "before" picture! :-)

summertime_girl

Are elementary school kids looking at lingerie these days?

Dunno, but most kids have an Instagram account.

And isn't it a parent's responsibility to monitor what their children have access to online/by phone? My elementary-aged kid sure doesn't have an Instagram, or phone for that matter. She's 8. She'll get one when she needs one.

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tlcarolinagirl

Are elementary school kids looking at lingerie these days?

Dunno, but most kids have an Instagram account.

And isn't it a parent's responsibility to monitor what their children have access to online/by phone? My elementary-aged kid sure doesn't have an Instagram, or phone for that matter. She's 8. She'll get one when she needs one.

Yes, it absolutely is. My 10 year old has Instagram on his cell. And, yep, I watch him like a hawk. But, with that said, not all parents do and I am not saying I am perfect, not even close. If he heard a teacher's aide was on there with racy pics, he would try to look. I am just saying someone in that position has to be held at a higher "standard" than others. I wouldn't want my daughter knowing her teacher's aide is a lingerie model. Little girls especially are already too hard on themselves.

michellemybelll

Are elementary school kids looking at lingerie these days?

They aren't going into bars, either, but teachers can't be seen drunk in bars.

****. there go my aspirations of becoming a teacher.

summertime_girl

Wow, really? As a teacher and teacher's aide, you choose that career path knowing that you have to be more careful about what the public sees, and this includes what you post online. I am sure that she signed a contract saying this. My son had a teacher last year that was constantly out in public drunk. Hell, I saw her at Walmart drunk, as did my son. Did I go to the school board. You betcha. That's not who I want shaping my child's academic future. And for the record, I know how to have fun and I am not jealous....although I am slightly overweight. This is a site where I can find tools for weight loss, right?

Secondly, wow, just because someone turned her in, you assume it's some jealous, overweight mom. Jeez, get YOUR head out of YOUR azz.

Did your child learn in class? I'm not advocating public drunkenness, (that's an issue for the police), but was it at all detrimental to your child's academics?

tlcarolinagirl

And it's fine that teachers do what they want outside of work, as long as 1. they don't do it in public for everyone to see and 2. it doesn't affect the children's education. In my example, it did both. My son saw his teacher clearly drunk at Walmart, for goodness sakes.

I don't care how people live their private lives, as long as they keep it private. Just saying.

Holly_Roman_Empire

I don't post racy pics with my head because of my job. Maybe the aid should have been smarter. Life isn't fair.

Kinda hard to model without your head. But really, if she was in the exact same outfit, but a JCPenney catalog, I somehow doubt this would be an issue. Or if she was in the same outfit, but plus-sized. My bet, it's some jealous, overweight mom who was the anonymous tipster.

Not jumping to conclusions, simply making a bet. I could be wrong, I might not be. Two packets of photos were anonymously mailed, one to the school board, and one to a local newspaper, along with a typed note in all caps that read: "Can you believe that this girl was hired to work with special education children in the Fitchburg schools?!!"

http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/news/ci_24965730/fitchburg-teachers-aide-hot-water-over-modeling-shots#ixzz2rEGzk3GN

Sounds like a jealous hater to me.

If it were my hometown, it could also be a religious zealot. The fact is, that you don't know. And by saying that the person that turned her in is a jealous hater is a greater reflection on your views than the actual point you're trying to make.

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