tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post116190426046472416..comments2024-03-01T04:58:03.785-05:00Comments on Doctor Anonymous: Blogs & MyspaceDr. Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05207266669522973903noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1162266410550040772006-10-30T22:46:00.000-05:002006-10-30T22:46:00.000-05:00It's hard to address the cases mentioned in USA to...It's hard to address the cases mentioned in USA today without knowing all the details, but in general if a kid wants to rant (in a non-threatening, non-libelous way) about school from a home PC, I think schools are far overstepping their bounds to think they can stop it. Plus, I'd rather see a kid with the ability to reason and compose a well-thought-out rant than one who has been so programmed that all s/he can do is fill in a bubble on a multiple-choice test.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1161989057500043052006-10-27T18:44:00.000-04:002006-10-27T18:44:00.000-04:00I wonder how people would feel if teachers blogged...I wonder how people would feel if teachers blogged about students but changed the names and circumstances so that they were supposedly fictionalized . . . What if they blogged anonymously? ;o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1161988460447494722006-10-27T18:34:00.000-04:002006-10-27T18:34:00.000-04:00This is a topic of some real concern for me becaus...This is a topic of some real concern for me because my kids are all on this stuff. What I preach is that there is no privacy, no expectation of privacy, and anything -- especially pictures! -- that is posted, even on a site that's limited to "friends" -- can be copied, put on a less secure site and spread to the four winds.<BR/><BR/>This has not only gotten kids in trouble with their schools, but cost older kids jobs....<BR/><BR/>You can't be Mr. Button-Down by day and Mr. Show Your Butt on MySpace.<BR/><BR/>At least you shouldn't be.The Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1161970291041668752006-10-27T13:31:00.000-04:002006-10-27T13:31:00.000-04:00I am on myspace and facebook - it is a really grea...I am on myspace and facebook - it is a really great way to keep up with friends. I have been on facebook/myspace for at least two years now. There is a lot of fuss about privacy, etc with those sites. I have my settings so that if I have not added you to my friends- you can't see my profile or who I am (and I only add people I know). Second, I don't put on anything that says where I am or anything specific (of course after seeing stat counter.. apparently you can see that anyway).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1161969085159568262006-10-27T13:11:00.000-04:002006-10-27T13:11:00.000-04:00I just think we are on a slippery slope when it co...I just think we are on a slippery slope when it comes to freedom of speech, and I think there are some obvious examples of "direct threat" such as those made by the kids at Columbine. As for the sexually explicit comments, while I totally understand punishing them for that, you have to wonder where we are going to draw the line on limiting freedom of expression.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1161968999879328872006-10-27T13:09:00.000-04:002006-10-27T13:09:00.000-04:00If judging by what students write reflect part of ...If judging by what students write reflect part of the education system, I'm not surprised why there are problems. In whatever profession one is in, not everyone will like everyone. It's a matter of co-existence. But to vent frustrations and personal attacks online is a cowardly thing. And the same goes if a teacher vents her/his frustration and personal attacks about students and admin. <BR/><BR/>I was compelled to open a myspace account because of one comment that I was itchy to write about but it never got any further other than the automatic welcome page with automatic welcome spam messages from people I dont know of course. Most of them with photos I dont like to associate with. I really dont like MySpace, never. For the young perhaps.ipanemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04114366790282963547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1161950181801122252006-10-27T07:56:00.000-04:002006-10-27T07:56:00.000-04:00I think anyone who makes a direct threat or discus...I think anyone who makes a direct threat or discusses perhaps a school shooting/bomb making idea on any online venue should be, at the very least, investigated.<BR/><BR/>I went to MySpace a couple months ago to look into it after hearing all the hype. I was not impressed. Maybe I'm just too old for all that.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the visit to my blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1161916536013591332006-10-26T22:35:00.000-04:002006-10-26T22:35:00.000-04:00Thinker, I read your post and I didn't find a prob...Thinker, I read your post and I didn't find a problem with it.<BR/><BR/>Starrlight, I don't think the issue is hearing comments about whether they "suck." I think the issue is what you call "direct threats." Who defines what a direct threat is? The student? The teacher? The school board? The courts? The student in Indianapolis was expelled because of sexually explicit comments about a teacher. How far is too far when it comes to student comments? That is what is being sorted out through the legal system right now.Dr. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05207266669522973903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1161910921627581072006-10-26T21:02:00.000-04:002006-10-26T21:02:00.000-04:00So are they really all that shocked that teens ten...So are they really all that shocked that teens tend to think teachers suck? Honestly? Has it been that long since they were teens? <BR/><BR/>With the exception of Columbine type posts, with direct threats, I frankly think schools and teachers just need to suck it up and deal. Teenagers think you suck, get over it. And teens, teachers and schools think you are stupid. Get over it. Not everyone in this world will like you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1161907918678891192006-10-26T20:11:00.000-04:002006-10-26T20:11:00.000-04:00The first article looks very interesting. I have a...The first article looks very interesting. I have a few friends with MySpaces of their own that frequently vent their frustrations about teachers. It's never threatening, but it's not exactly nice either. Although, I've <A HREF="http://theoryofthought.blogspot.com/2006/08/school-stabbing.html" REL="nofollow">written about a teacher</A> in my blog before, so I can't claim to be any better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com