Lipka tries to show how Facebook "friending" between students and professors could be a boon or a bane--yet fails to fully explore the issue of student privacy outside the classroom. This is an important issue, as how we treat students at this level may affect their perceptions of privacy and the right to privacy into their adulthood. Think about it: How much *should* a prof delve into the personal lives of his/her students--if those students are not approching the prof for help? And is a prof, basically, tracking a student down on Facebook have the potential for an invasion of privacy suit? There is an imbalance of power vis a vis the profiles of students, who reveal a great deal, and profs who keep their professional "face" even in Facebook. Still, aren't these poor kids hovered over enough by their "helicopter parents" without needing "helicopter professors"? If profs want to "friend" their students, then perhaps the universities and colleges should think of setting up their own proprietary soc. networks that will go away when school's over.