Anyway- here are the results of my investigative report; there was Kevin, whose public profile looks great. There were no offensive graphics or foul language. In fact, the entire thing was student-friendly. He's single and he loves kids. Hmmm, who can I set him up with?
Next I saw Jaqui whose profile has a pretty graphics display. She's a family support specialist, not a teacher and her public display is also responsible. I feel like such a matchmaker. I wonder if she knows Kevin(above) They're both in their 30's.
OK, so far nothing offensive, let's see what's next...
Michael, this is getting boring. Aside from the bad color scheme choice (it's really hard on the eyes, Mike) there's nothing offensive here.
Jamie, not a lot of personality on the page. She's listed all of her favorite books, music, etc but I'm not familiar with any of them, so I can't really say if they're naughty or not. Her "about me" is curious, she just wrote the lyrics to the Fresh prince of Bel Aire theme song, I'm not sure how it applies to her life. In the comments, some of her friends have used foul language, but she didn't use it in her profile. And none of the comments were excessively vulgar, just a few four letter words, I think it reflects more on the person leaving the comment than on the person receiving it. She has a pretty smile.
Next up is Carla, I like her little "quote" it says
"Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile."She is a middle school math teacher, and her page is pretty, not offensive at all. Again, a few commenters have used 4 letter words. I wish Myspace would let you edit them into something else, will someone please send a letter to their tech department?
OK, now it's time for Jesus was Way Cool. I'm not making that up, this person didn't use her real name. She's 28 and she just quit her job at Blockbuster to be a substitute parapro. Her profile image is.... um... bound to be offensive to someone. I just think it's weird. It's a Jesus doll winking and giving a double thumbs-up sign. In her "People I'd like to meet" she states;
"People who are truely different than your average joe, but are forced to conform to this closed minded, hypocrytical world."She also says she's
"Finding new ways to entertain myself with my fairly new sober lifestyle"
Newsflash- looking at the pictures- I know this girl, she is super sweet and has an adorable smile. I know her from Blockbuster. There's a lot of profanity on her page, I am so shocked. I'm guessing she grew up in an environment where it was OK. Her sobriety counter shows 4 years, which is good because I didn't know her 4 yrs ago. She was always very good with the kids. Wow. What a small world. I hope she continues to grow and mature as aperson and cleans up her MySpace before the kids she's working with check it out. (and truely is really spelled truly, it's a common mistake.)
OK, what other surprises do we have in store
Yo yo it's Adrian, his "about me" is interesting, it says
"Hey my name is Adrian. I work for YSD and go to school full time. Im always down to kick it meet new people. I'm planning on moving out of this crap hole within the next two years and make a new living somewhere else. I am currently single and dont have any kids, not really looking for a relationship but still lovin the ladies."
He works in the maintenance department. Luckily he's not a teacher.
Xander, is a coach with YSD for 4 years. His page is really hard to read, I hate Myspace graphics. It looks like he's a used-to-party-too-much Latino man who is now coaching Soccer. I think, for a student with a troubled home life or who has seen their share of trouble, this man can probably help. I'm glad he's not teaching english, or counseling.
If you have trouble reading these pages, sometimes it helps to highlight the words. It's a MySpace thing.
Luckily I didn't find anyone horribly offensive teaching in YSD via MySpace. In case you wondered. I
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