As I was googling Randy Turner's name I came upon several articles that he was quoted in dealing with online communication with students. He had a very strong opinion on being able to continue having "online" relationships with his students. To me that seems very odd, so I did a little more digging. Randy Turner has a Facebook page and a Twitter feed, but then the next thing I found deeply disturbed me. He had a Myspace page. Are there any adults who actually use Myspace anymore? To me this is a kid only website; I personally have zero friends who use Myspace.
This leads me to give you this definition of "grooming" - To prepare, as for a specific position or purpose
Isn't this what child predators do? Make sure they have as much contact with children as possible! What could you possibly have to talk about with a student on Facebook, Twitter, or Myspace that couldn't wait until the next day of school? Sounds like a child predator who is preparing his victims for a specific purpose and based upon what I've read of his book, a specific position.
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