Big Brother and Blogging

While I understand that blogging can potentially pose a danger to anyone who posts personal information, I don't think schools should order students to remove their personal blogs. A Catholic school in northern New Jersey recently did this, and I hope they change their position. What better opportunity to teach students how to be responsible and careful about what they post? And what about free speech? Students are required to abide by Internet rules anyway, so why not just address the specifics of blogging as well?

As an English teacher, I love the medium. Can you imagine telling students "Please don't write"?! Finally we have a device that teens love to use, and the adults are saying sorry, too dangerous. It's ridiculous.


As we wait for possible indictments to be issued, I'd like to create my own new White House--I want Chris Mathews as President, Maureen Dowd as Vice, and Jonathan Alter as chief of staff.
I'll take Dan Abrams, Tim Russert and Keith Olberman too. It's depressing to watch all the lies and incompetence. Fitzgerald is awesome--here's a guy who talked about truth--something so sadly missing in this administration.