Googling Yourself

When I googled myself I didn't find too much information that I was embarrassed about. The bulk of the information I found was from when I was in high school athletics. I have a wide variety of track stats that are posted about me along with many dance competition results from my days of studio dance. I also found a few links to room assignments for when I went on trips while on the Oregon State cheerleading team. There was a link to my facebook page. For an online class I took last year, we were required to respond to posts on a blog/website and I found some of my submissions to that as well. Some links that I found were http://sb3.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=14175 showing all my track stats for my junior and senior years. http://www.nycdance.com/reg/portland_wn_0506.htm this is a link to results from a regional dance completion that I did very good at and went to nationals for later that year.
I could not find a single thing that I would want to change now that I have searched my name. I was shocked to find that they don’t have any personal information about me. I didn’t find a single website that had my address on it. I only found one that told me I live in Portland and my age. The only information I found I think my students would be interested in knowing about me. Since I want to be a PE teacher, for my students to Google my name and find stats and results from various sports I did would be beneficial in my mind so they know I am knowledgeable and have experience in many different sports.
I think that a teacher should be held to the same standards as the community. They need to present themselves in the classroom and in the community as a positive role model for young minds. If I was a parent I would search my child’s teacher and see if they look professional and are not going out and partying every weekend and posting inappropriate pictures. A teacher’s personal life should be private and not displayed all over the internet. If a teacher is talking inappropriately in class or online they need to be notified and told to fit the language. Free speech can’t be preached here because when they are influencing young America they need to be on best behavior.
An interesting fact that I read in the article was the story about the student who posted a very inappropriate myspace page for a class assignment. This individual had a blood covered myspace page and he did not have it set to private. This put the student in a different light to the teacher and it forced the teacher to have a class wide discussion about the view from the communities eye. I know I wouldn't want to find that on the page of my students teacher.
I looked at a site that told me only 4 Jayne Herrington’s lived in the US yet the failed to list me as one of the 4. I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to slip under the radar. It was interesting to me that my twin sister and I both are not listed but my mother, father and brother all have addresses or cities and states that they live in. I am going to keep doing exactly what I am doing to protect myself. If they have not found me yet maybe I can stay that way. I also never let my friends tag me in drinking photos. I have had to keep a low profile and portray myself as a positive role model all through college because of cheerleading and dance team so I feel it has become a part of me.