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Barry (respected nephew of highly esteemed public school librarian),
The issue of how students use the Internet and how much control teaching
staff have over these gushing and spewing hydrants of "information" is
no mere frustration. Student use of the Internet at school (and, even at
home, when the have-nots want to experience what they hear about) so
complicates the school librarian's workday that more than indignation is
indicated.
Network Analysts need to spend, say, a week walking in our shoes (at
least be around during peak computer use periods) to consider the
options open to staff and to students. You may be as indignant as we
would be in your place, but there is no comparison between your
perspective on the situation and the student's or teaching staff's.
We need to work together, in large groups and small, wherever the
affected parties can meet for a discussion. It will mean discussing
commercials and hip-hop, games and grafitti, violence and love lyrics,
"Yo Mama's so..." jokes and beef-cake wall-paper. Discussing evaluation
of websites which might educate or mislead. Discussing boosterism and
propaganda, hooliganism and snake oil, PTA sales and politics.
When you're ready for this we should start talking.
Sylvia Peterson
Teacher-Librarian
sypeterson@seattleschools.org
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From: Craig, Barry
To: TIC-TECH@tic.ssd.k12.wa.us
Sent: 10/9/2001 10:47 AM
Subject: Tic-Tech: Network Bandwidth Issues
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It seems to me that we have some faculty who need to come on board and
be
more aware and responsible for how the students under their supervision
use
the internet. All school internet use should be restricted to bona fide
educationally related endeavors.
We all have to share the bandwith and now matter how much we have it
will
always be limited.
It just fries me that I see teachers who consistently allow students to
cruise as if there is no tommorow and I can't even access my email
today.
Of course with the good old bless her heart Telnet bandwidth was never a
problem (RIP)!
Barry Craig <btcraig@seattleschools.org>
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