Comments on: Adults and MySpace http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/adults-and-myspace/ The Read/Write Web in the Classroom Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:53:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Bump on the Blog » Opportunities http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/adults-and-myspace/#comment-4080 Bump on the Blog » Opportunities Mon, 19 Jun 2006 20:04:51 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/adults-and-myspace/#comment-4080 [...] Posted by Brian on 19 Jun 2006 at 02:05 pm | Tagged as: social networking There seems to be quite a bit of discussion recently on the topic of MySpace and how such social networking technologies are continuing to change our everyday lives, and causing a surge of worry and concern among parents, teachers and school administrators.  For the most part I wholeheartedly agree with Will Richardson’s recent post in which, I believe, he hit the nail square on the head: [...] […] Posted by Brian on 19 Jun 2006 at 02:05 pm | Tagged as: social networking There seems to be quite a bit of discussion recently on the topic of MySpace and how such social networking technologies are continuing to change our everyday lives, and causing a surge of worry and concern among parents, teachers and school administrators.  For the most part I wholeheartedly agree with Will Richardson’s recent post in which, I believe, he hit the nail square on the head: […]

]]> By: Gary Stager http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/adults-and-myspace/#comment-4078 Gary Stager Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:30:11 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/adults-and-myspace/#comment-4078 I wrote abou this very issue in a recent edition of District Administration Magazine http://www2.districtadministration.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=158 I wrote abou this very issue in a recent edition of District Administration Magazine

http://www2.districtadministration.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=158

]]> By: Ken Leebow http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/adults-and-myspace/#comment-4073 Ken Leebow Mon, 19 Jun 2006 14:19:30 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/adults-and-myspace/#comment-4073 Kids and adults are not doing anything different than they have done forever. However, now, instead of telling their circle of friends, they are telling the entire world. Kids probably need to be taught a little self-restraint and adults need to be taught that times have changed and a transparent, tell-all world exists on social networking sites. On these sites, secrets and privacy are a thing of the past. Yes Bob, Times they are a-changin. Kids and adults are not doing anything different than they have done forever. However, now, instead of telling their circle of friends, they are telling the entire world.

Kids probably need to be taught a little self-restraint and adults need to be taught that times have changed and a transparent, tell-all world exists on social networking sites.

On these sites, secrets and privacy are a thing of the past.

Yes Bob, Times they are a-changin.

]]> By: Tim's Reflection Connection http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/adults-and-myspace/#comment-4035 Tim's Reflection Connection Sun, 18 Jun 2006 00:14:38 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/adults-and-myspace/#comment-4035 <strong>Well Said Indeed...</strong> This from Will Richardson: The dirty little secret is that we as a society are all up in arms about MySpace not because it’s not safe but because it’s making visible the extent to which we are failing our kids. ... Well Said Indeed…

This from Will Richardson: The dirty little secret is that we as a society are all up in arms about MySpace not because it’s not safe but because it’s making visible the extent to which we are failing our kids.
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]]> By: michael http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/adults-and-myspace/#comment-4019 michael Sat, 17 Jun 2006 20:06:45 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/adults-and-myspace/#comment-4019 if we had the choice to live in a society centered around violence(which we do) or one centered around sex, i'd choose sex every time. do we cringe when faced with questions about sex from our children because it's easier to explain violence? i know it's not easy to look at this subject as having just two sides, but i'd like to understand why people are much more at ease with having violent images on TV rather than sexual ones. if we had the choice to live in a society centered around violence(which we do) or one centered around sex, i’d choose sex every time. do we cringe when faced with questions about sex from our children because it’s easier to explain violence? i know it’s not easy to look at this subject as having just two sides, but i’d like to understand why people are much more at ease with having violent images on TV rather than sexual ones.

]]> By: This is really happening. » Blog Archive » MySpace is MyMirror http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/adults-and-myspace/#comment-4014 This is really happening. » Blog Archive » MySpace is MyMirror Sat, 17 Jun 2006 18:58:23 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/adults-and-myspace/#comment-4014 [...] Will Richardson wrote a good post today about the hysteria surrounding the use of MySpace for Bad Things. [...] […] Will Richardson wrote a good post today about the hysteria surrounding the use of MySpace for Bad Things. […]

]]> By: Tom Hoffman http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/adults-and-myspace/#comment-4011 Tom Hoffman Sat, 17 Jun 2006 16:07:29 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/adults-and-myspace/#comment-4011 Don't forget to add this to <a href="http://edbloggernews.crispynews.com/" rel="nofollow">EdBloggerNews</a>... Don’t forget to add this to EdBloggerNews…

]]> By: gmlk http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/adults-and-myspace/#comment-4008 gmlk Sat, 17 Jun 2006 14:17:50 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/adults-and-myspace/#comment-4008 What are we teaching our children? In some twisted way, we expect children to learn the opposite of what we are teaching them. Children grow up in a world where presidents lie in public, getting away with it and we expect them to tell the truth? Children see sex being sold and still we expect them to remain "innocent" not thinking about such things and never act like that? Children see violence being glorified. War is celebrated and deemed necessary. The bloody murder of innocent bystanders is reduced to "collateral damage" as if those victims would only need repair. We define superpower by our ability to destroy, not our ability to create, maintain and protect. We've made revenge state policy. Television has made verbal abuse common. Why do we expect children to love peace? What are we teaching our children? In some twisted way, we expect children to learn the opposite of what we are teaching them.

Children grow up in a world where presidents lie in public, getting away with it and we expect them to tell the truth? Children see sex being sold and still we expect them to remain “innocent” not thinking about such things and never act like that?

Children see violence being glorified. War is celebrated and deemed necessary. The bloody murder of innocent bystanders is reduced to “collateral damage” as if those victims would only need repair. We define superpower by our ability to destroy, not our ability to create, maintain and protect. We’ve made revenge state policy. Television has made verbal abuse common. Why do we expect children to love peace?

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