[ML-General] Huntsville Made National News Again

[Phillip Showers]

Its not bullshit. This is the future. The internet is a means for
connecting people in a manner that is vast and unparalleled in human
history. Notions of privacy need to adapt and change to reflect that. It
may be that the superintendent is doing a piss poor job implementing his
observation of the children in his care, but I think its reasonable for him
to make the attempt to use the internet and social media in particular as a
tool for helping to raise children in the internet age. Calling a kid out
for cyberbullying is a bit different from goose stepping up to someone with
a yellow star sewn on their clothing and demanding to see their papers.

On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 10:55 AM, WebDawg <webdawg at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 10:33 AM, Phillip Showers
> <phillip.showers at gmail.com> wrote:
> > <shrugs>
> > I see nothing wrong with a school keeping track of students' social
> > networking behavior. Its a social network. There is literally no
> privacy. If
> > a kid wants privacy they can mail a letter, or try to figure out
> Diaspora.
> >
>
>
> Isn't that the thing?  Facebook is the AOL of its time.  OMG it is
> Blue.  The only saving grace they have is that they are perusing VR.
>
> It is still crap that students/kids get treated as if they have no rights.
>
> It is kind of funny that we expect kids to grow up to be adults but
> never ever treat them as equals.  We create psychological conditions
> starting from birth.  How is anyone supposed to grow up enjoying
> freedom or even be free thinking when they are constantly threatened
> by it from such a young age?
>
> Don't post that bad thing about school on facebook or you will get in
> trouble.
>
> Don't insult your employer on facebook or you will get fired.
>
> Don't insult your government on facebook or you will regret it.
>
> Don't insult anyone or you will be noticed.
>
> Don't be noticed.
>
> Do what we say.
>
> I used to think that fascism was this old thing that died with the
> Nazis or what not.  I thought it was stupid to even bring the word up.
> When you have 'leaders' forcing people who do not understand (naive
> children) they do not have to listen to such 'leaders' is seems like I
> am wrong.  You even have parents enforcing the leaders will.  Sure I
> may be exaggerating but how many times did someone visit you for your
> forum posts when you were in school?
>
> Its bull*hit and should not be taken lightly because it is getting
> like this everywhere.
>
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