Would you "Facebook Friend" a Professor?

Cindy_A · Mar 2, 2009

I would not facebook friend a profesor, nor would I become a facebook friend if I were a professor. I think that doing somethng like that takes the student/professor relationshio to a "pal" level. I believe a professional relationship should be maintained.

sissiesmama, ASN, RN · Mar 2, 2009

I agree. I would never try this as a professor, nor would I want to add a professor as a friend on facebook. Just a set of boundaries, in my opinion at least that I would not want to touch coming from either side. If you become friends with a professor or vise versa, I wouldn't do anything like the facebook thing until after I'm out of school, or at least not associated with them as far as school goes.

Anne, RNC

GooeyRN, ADN, BSN, CNA, LPN, RN · Mar 2, 2009

After the course ends, sure! I think it is a great idea to maintain a little contact. You may want them for a reference. I personally wouldn't do it during the course, though. Maybe I would add them the last week or day of finals or whatever.

Jarnaes · Mar 3, 2009

I would hope that the professor would establish a professional boundary and not accept "friend requests" from his or her students on facebook. You should not blur the lines when you have control of someone's academic success or career. Bad juju :)

In this day and age, maybe even bring it up on the first day of class "I'm your professor, not your buddy. Do not add me to your list of friends on various social networking sites."

Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN · Mar 3, 2009

I may consider it, but only AFTER I graduated. I wouldn't do it while I was still a nursing student and definitely not while I was in their class!

RN BSN 2009 · Mar 3, 2009

Only after I've graduated!

deftonez188 · Mar 3, 2009

No thanks to that :) It would be hard to see them as anything other than that position they held when we first met, so i'd never be able to see them as a 'friend'.

Edit: For clarification, if it's a female professor who is totally hot, yup. >:) hahahaha

That Guy, BSN, RN, EMT-B · Mar 3, 2009

Wow really? What does a facebook friend status even mean anymore? Heck i could add half this board and would never have met or spoken to any of you. I have one instructor on mine because she is more than a professor, she is my friend. You can have both kinds of relationships with instructors.

Bre14 · Mar 3, 2009

NO, I surely would not. I don't have anything incriminating like I see on some people's pages. (like half naked pics. no no no:coollook:). They are my teacher and I am a student. I just don't think its appropriate. After graduation, yes maybe. Because then we are colleagues and not student and teacher. I don't know if that makes sense but it does to me. I heard on the news today about a girl losing her job after her boss saw her Face book page.

markuskristian · Mar 3, 2009

I would wait until the class is over. After that, where's the problem? I'm facebook friends with my German professor. Actually, I may be going with him and a couple other students to a concert out in ATL soon. Again, just wait til the class is over.

new_mom2005 · Mar 3, 2009

1)I dont see how a Professor has enough time to be on facebook looking at profiles

2) Like the others has said., that would be taking the student/professor relationship to another level that I would not like .

I dont think i could ever do that....THE ARE MY TEACHER AND THAT IS AS FAR AS IT GOES