Student Faces Criminal Charges For Teacher Jokes

[ShaggyX]

I am saying that if you are allowed to browse the internet at school...then you should be allowed to browse myspace. Kids don't need to have street smarts if their parents do and are good parents. My parents never "monitored" what I did...but they still told me what I could and couldn't do...and 9 times out of 10 I listened. Fear in the hand of a good parent is a wonderful thing.

[Mrs.ssippi]

Originally Posted by ShaggyX

Fear in the hand of a good parent is a wonderful thing.

Amen Brother Shaggy, keep on preachin'!!!!!!!!!

[dеiтайожни]

Yeah...but look how you turned out Shaggy. I mean, you drive an Xterra, but frequent a Hummer forum. Something was definately damaged in your young days of unmonitored interweb mischief.

[ShaggyX]

Originally Posted by Mrs.ssippi

Amen Brother Shaggy, keep on preachin'!!!!!!!!!

My dad can still give me the "I am going to beat your ass" look and stop me in my tracks. That's just not fair.

[ShaggyX]

Originally Posted by dеiтайожни

Yeah...but look how you turned out Shaggy. I mean, you drive an Xterra, but frequent a Hummer forum. Something was definately damaged in your young days of unmonitored interweb mischief.

You are right...I am an s10/Xterra guy on a Hummer forum and yet I get along great with 90% of the people here. How many Hummer owners can even claim that?

[DennisAJC]

Originally Posted by ShaggyX

My dad can still give me the "I am going to beat your ass" look and stop me in my tracks. That's just not fair.

My six or even my 3 year old can give you the "I am going to beat your ass" look and stop you in your tracks.

[Mrs.ssippi]

Originally Posted by DennisAJC

My six or even my 3 year old can give you the "I am going to beat your ass" look and stop you in your tracks.

And my money would be on your kids!

[ShaggyX]

Originally Posted by Mrs.ssippi

And my money would be on your kids!

So mean.

[h2co-pilot]

Originally Posted by ShaggyX

I am saying that if you are allowed to browse the internet at school...then you should be allowed to browse myspace. Kids don't need to have street smarts if their parents do and are good parents. My parents never "monitored" what I did...but they still told me what I could and couldn't do...and 9 times out of 10 I listened. Fear in the hand of a good parent is a wonderful thing.

I am with you on your other thread. But being a good parent and raising your child = making sure they are doing what they are supposed to be doing and making sure the community and environment they frequent are conditioned for them to thrive.

The internet offers a lot for students as a research tool if they are pointed in the right direction- just like the world offers a lot if they are pointed in the right direction.

The internet is a new front that needs bounds and monitoring for children that our parents did not have to face.

EDIT: Besides, it took you a while to gather the smarts to know you were talking to a Nigerian dude on the net a couple of weeks ago.

[ratesguy]

None of the school my kids go to allow access to myspace while at school. The headmaster of my daughters school monitors the students myspace pages, even though it is not related to school. What do y'all think of that?

[ShaggyX]

Originally Posted by ratesguy

None of the school my kids go to allow access to myspace while at school. The headmaster of my daughters school monitors the students myspace pages, even though it is not related to school. What do y'all think of that?

If they monitor only changes made while at school that is fine because it is done while using school property.

If they monitor myspace pages just because they know they are students...eventhough they dont change the page while at school...I would be irate as a student or a parent. That is invasion of privacy.

The school is there to educate kids...not raise them.

[dеiтайожни]

Shaggy, you monitor a couple thousand k-12 school children's myspace pages on a daily basis, no? Is that an invasion of those poor kid's privacy? Nope, they put it up for the world to see, it's public. Just because someone viewing has some authority over those kids doesn't change the rules.

So what if the principal is bored and wants to read up on the kids at their school, that's what myspace is practically for. Principals monitoring is a good teaching tool... it teaches children that the anonymity of the internet should be taken advantage of when you want to do something less than appropriate. And to protect your visible online identity if it leaks into the real world, because you never know who is watching, the principal in this case.

[4Skin]

Shaggy who the fawk are you to lecture about raising kids? You don't even have a clue about the birds and the bees let alone being a parent. Stick with the ant farm and leave the parenting stuff to us you freakin virgin.

[Mrs.ssippi]

Originally Posted by ratesguy

None of the school my kids go to allow access to myspace while at school. The headmaster of my daughters school monitors the students myspace pages, even though it is not related to school. What do y'all think of that?

Is it a private school? Because if it is private school like my child goes to I say go for it. You say Headmaster so that makes me think it is a private school. I'm not sure anything could be done about him "monitoring" myspace pages, he could be just on the internet just like us, and it is public infomation so how can someone say something about info that is on the web for EVERYONE to see?

[ShaggyX]

OK...let me re-phrase what I said. If the Headmaster/Principal reads and takes disiplinary action based on something that was done off school hours on non school equipment I would be pissed.

[ratesguy]

I think I agree with you that it helps me fulfill my role as a parent to have the headmaster(yes it is a private school) checking these things as it reinforces what I am trying to instill in my kids. But it is kinda creepy.