Comments on: The Seriously Absurd http://budtheteacher.com/blog/2007/01/22/the-seriously-absurd/ Inquiry & Reflection for Better Learning Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:15:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Brad Jolly http://budtheteacher.com/blog/2007/01/22/the-seriously-absurd/comment-page-1/#comment-853 Brad Jolly Wed, 24 Jan 2007 01:47:09 +0000 http://budtheteacher.com/blog/?p=460#comment-853 Everybody, and I mean everybody, believes in some level of censorship in schools. To go to an extreme example, who among us would think it OK to get a subscription to Hustler magazine for an elementary school? I am not saying that YouTube is the equivalent of Hustler. I am merely pointing out that we all agree minors must be protected by discerning adults; the only difference is where we draw the lines. By the way, the next thing I see on YouTube that is essential to a solid education will be the first. Everybody, and I mean everybody, believes in some level of censorship in schools. To go to an extreme example, who among us would think it OK to get a subscription to Hustler magazine for an elementary school?

I am not saying that YouTube is the equivalent of Hustler. I am merely pointing out that we all agree minors must be protected by discerning adults; the only difference is where we draw the lines.

By the way, the next thing I see on YouTube that is essential to a solid education will be the first.

]]> By: michelleblogs http://budtheteacher.com/blog/2007/01/22/the-seriously-absurd/comment-page-1/#comment-852 michelleblogs Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:39:57 +0000 http://budtheteacher.com/blog/?p=460#comment-852 I think Canuel's argument is valid; however, convincing school boards and taxpayers is sometimes more difficult that convincing educators. Maybe the $100 Laptop Initiative is the solution? As for Stager, I actually agree with him wholeheartedly. I don't work in classrooms every day, but even I am locked out of 'forbidden' websites during the entire work day. We take CIPA very seriously in our school district, but almost to a ridiculous level. YouTube is entirely blocked. There are some really creative, wonderful things on YouTube, and we can't get to it. Thanks... good articles! I think Canuel’s argument is valid; however, convincing school boards and taxpayers is sometimes more difficult that convincing educators. Maybe the $100 Laptop Initiative is the solution?

As for Stager, I actually agree with him wholeheartedly. I don’t work in classrooms every day, but even I am locked out of ‘forbidden’ websites during the entire work day. We take CIPA very seriously in our school district, but almost to a ridiculous level. YouTube is entirely blocked. There are some really creative, wonderful things on YouTube, and we can’t get to it.

Thanks… good articles!

]]> By: John Kain http://budtheteacher.com/blog/2007/01/22/the-seriously-absurd/comment-page-1/#comment-851 John Kain Tue, 23 Jan 2007 01:20:36 +0000 http://budtheteacher.com/blog/?p=460#comment-851 I think Gary Stager's argument is a little over the top, but the basic premise is right on target. I'm doing a workshop in another school district this weekend on how to use Windows Movie Maker, and I had emailed their IT department to see about coming by early to copy some video files to the hard drives in the lab I'll be in. The IT guy responded by saying that users in that district (teachers as well as students) don't have permission to save files to the hard drive. I think Gary Stager’s argument is a little over the top, but the basic premise is right on target. I’m doing a workshop in another school district this weekend on how to use Windows Movie Maker, and I had emailed their IT department to see about coming by early to copy some video files to the hard drives in the lab I’ll be in. The IT guy responded by saying that users in that district (teachers as well as students) don’t have permission to save files to the hard drive.

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