Facebook; teachers and students friending

Students give teachers access to their Facebook pages, the example being a discussion in Sunday's New York Times. Personally, I don't think it is appropriate for minors and adults to disclose personal information on Facebook, the most basic reason being adult responsibility for information a minor discloses. In a perfect world, sure, it could be both healthy and interesting to pierce the veil, if you will. But kids can reveal too much or resort to hyperbole, even be operating their Facebook account under the legal age of 13. It's problematic. It doesn't have to be, and I am sure that there are undiscovered uses for the medium that could be beneficial. Countless technological applications await which could easily be part of everyday learning, but schools are still experimenting with so much. For now, it's all we can do just to keep mothers from texting their sons while the boys are in class. Sheesh.