I Need Some Advice

I have come to the realization of something. I wonder if anything I have posted here, including barefoot photos (no nudity, though), or even simply being on this site may ruin my chances of landing my desired job. I want to be a music teacher, but as everyone knows, they do background checks on teacher applicants. Does anyone here think (or know) if anything I have posted on this site may ruin my chances of being a public school teacher? Like, does anyone know exactly what they look at in the background checks for teachers, and if involvement i have with this site, or the content of my posts, will be a disqualifier?

Now to make this actually able to fit under barefoot, I may also ask about teaching barefoot, or even encouraging students to be barefoot to increase concentration. But I really need the first question answered first.

 

Do not use your email address on this site or give personal info and you are good to go.

 

pretty sure the standard is just to do criminal background checks. of course, individual employers may look further than that, but i don't think any school administrator has the time or resources to look deep enough to find someone's hipforums posts.

not to mention, i don't think i've seen you post anything here that would affect employability anyway.

 

Thanks to both of you for clearing that up. I didn't use my personal email address to sign up here, I used my alternate. I also think I only used my name (only my first) in a personal message here. Sounds like I'm fine, then.

 

Employers will routinely look at an applicant's social media presence (facebook, snapchat, instagram, etc.) Keep that in mind when you make public posts. If you are anonymously posting on hipforums you should be fine.

 

thanks. Other than here, I never post anything even remotely questionable.

 

I wouldn’t think they would find your forum name and attach it to you, first of all... unless you offered up all of your info that may pop up in a search engine... I would imagine a lot of people belong to forums of one kind or another...

Second, if you haven’t posted anything inappropriate I would imagine you are also ok

 

that's good. I always thought teachers had a more thorough background check process.

 

Just anonymous degenerates here.

But I would not bring up the bare foot thing to any school. They will not let you teach like that.

 

It’s thorough, my sister is a teacher... but how would they ever find out your screen name on a forum like this? How could someone connect it to you personally? Not that you’ve done anything wrong but I doubt anyone would ever be able to type my name in a search and it lead this forum

 

Maybe you can teach in a country where the native people go barefoot. That would be a real adventure.

 

yeah, but how many of those countries pay you to teach music? Besides, I kind of like dressing up in my slacks, dress shirt, and shined shoes. Bare feet are strictly a summer casual style for me. I've never been able to pull off the suit-with-bare feet look.

 

LOL!!!!.......neither will I. I can't even pull off the suit with shoes look.

 

to each his own, I guess.

 

If you apply at a place that demands to see your online activity, keep looking. It will ultimately prove to be a job you will regret accepting.

 

so, if the teaching job demands that, don't accept it.

 

Unfortunately, I believe the time is quickly approaching when none of us will want to be on social media.

 

Employers don't demand it - they will just look you up. You've posted it - it's out there.