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on 2009-06-24 by rooster67

...assume positive intent,,,

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And I am arguing that ultimately – especially in a free society such as ours here in the US – those filters and blocks will produce more headaches than they will relieve in the short term.

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Whatever happened to the notion that teachers are capable of educating their students? Whatever happened to the notion that it was better for a student to learn about the dangers of life among peers in the safety of a classroom led by a trained professional teacher rather than in the darkness of a bedroom alone in the glow of the computer screen?

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Filtering and blocking only serve to produce distrust among our students. Filtering and blocking suggest one thing: you are not to be trusted.

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Filtering and blocking only serve to produce distrust among our students. Filtering and blocking suggest one thing: you are not to be trusted.

Highlighted by rooster67

For these pioneers, filtering and blocking has produced not merely an inconvenience to technological integration, but a block to teaching and learning.

Highlighted by jlpaluch

Filtering and blocking suggest that we don’t trust teachers.

Filtering and blocking suggest that we don’t trust students.

And from the point-of-view of students, filtering and blocking suggest that we are scared of what they might find out.

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So long as we continue to block access to the full range of tools available on the Internet, we will continue to do a disservice to our students and children. In the name of safety, we will produce a generation who views us with contempt.

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