Ellen and all,
Ellen Rony wrote:
> Bob Allisat wrote:
> > The Internet should be a right of passage, a domain of adults
> > and their concerns and conflicts, interests and deliberations.
>
> I presume that you have no children or you couldn't possibly espouse such views.
I wasn't aware that a person had to have children to espouse any views. Your
comment here Ellen seems extremely biased and inconsistent with a broad
range of thinking that is prevalent in the world today. I have two little girls
and I espouse many of the same views as Bob does, this one in particular.
With your comment here you seem to be TELLING someone how they think
and how they SHOULD believe. Isn't that somewhat counter to what the
principal of freedom of expression is all about. Or do you also disagree with
that basic right as well?
>
>
> My FIRST Internet contact came through my son's school computer lab when he
> was in FOURTH GRADE! I located my brother's university chemical
> engineering page at VPU, sent him a note, and the rest, as we say, is
> history.
>
> There are many ways children can become effective users of the Internet
> without impeding adult participation in this global information commons.
> XX[name].TLD is one. Asking schools to bookmark sites that are fun and
> informative, along with a few search engines, is another.
Good suggestions here Ellen.
> Students don't
> have much time to use the Internet at school, and I think they would
> welcome some signposts on the Info Hwy.
Signposts yes, restrictions for the sake of children, no.
> A proactive school might collect
> the URLS of top game sites one week, rapper sites the next, environmental
> organizations the following one, thus highlighting the tremendous diversity
> of information they can find on the Internet. I assume most kids don't
> want to waste time driving through the many backroads, deadends, and
> potholes in cyberspace.
All of this is currently available with current technology available in browsers.
>
>
> There is material available on the Internet that is very difficult to find
> in library archives. For example, in the fifth grade, my son had to write
> a report on a mode of transportation, and he chose elevators. The
> simplicity with which he was able to perform research on the Internet led
> not only to a more comprehensive report, but opened his eyes to the
> incredible resources available through the Internet gateway.
>
> So some adults have their porn playground and some kids prefer Pokemon
> codes. I am thrilled children can access global information from homes and
> libraries and appalled that you describe such access as a playground.
> Today's youth are global citizens, unlike us older generations who grew up
> grounded in neighborhood and community. The Internet is their medium just
> as television was ours. Their extended community may be an email
> discussion group, just as this might be considered ours.
>
> Sorry for the extended off-topic discussion. The comment at the top of this
> message just begged for a response.
>
> Ellen Rony Co-author
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