So You Ve Been Publicly Shamed: Analysis

Imagine living in a perfect world, a world where bullying, hierarchy, and public shaming did not exist. The novel, “So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed” has many themes, and messages that deal with bullying and shaming others. Overall the main theme, or concept that runs through each of the short stories in the novel, is the simple fact that all actions have consequences. After doing some extensive research on the uses of social media in a classroom setting, I found it intriguing to see how many teachers and people in general found it beneficial to use social media in a classroom setting. As a teacher I would use current situations occurring in the world to engage and teach, my students about the benefits and consequences about social media.

That specific article also talked about how the “adoption” of social media in a classroom setting has been done without thinking about the possible consequences, and side effects that kids might suffer from. One of the side effects consist of bullying, due to being shamed publicly. It was interesting to read this article because of the fact that the article specifically talked about how some teachers rushed into using social media in their classrooms without thinking about the possible ramifications. Since everyone uses social media it had become beneficial to use it in a classroom setting. However, there is also a downside to using social media in a classroom, such as the fact that it can become a distractions, and not to mention the biggest factor,which is the fact that it can lead to

In today's day and age, it is important for everyone to be aware, and conscious of their surroundings. The way that I would teach the themes of the novel, is quite simple: I would use the examples from text along with current situations. For example, a couple of months ago a video went viral of a passenger being asked to leave a flight. That passenger was publicly humiliated and the airline company faced major consequences. By publicly shaming and the customer, social media made sure the airline company was held