Comments on: Illinois legislation, the ugly and the really REALLY good. http://www.teach42.com/2007/02/20/illinois-legislation-the-ugly-and-the-really-really-good/ Education and Technology by Steve Dembo Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:45:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Teach42 - Education and Technology, by Steve Dembo » Senator Murphy seeks to protect students from his own blog. http://www.teach42.com/2007/02/20/illinois-legislation-the-ugly-and-the-really-really-good/#comment-60681 Teach42 - Education and Technology, by Steve Dembo » Senator Murphy seeks to protect students from his own blog. Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:45:53 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2007/02/20/illinois-legislation-the-ugly-and-the-really-really-good/#comment-60681 [...] As I pointed out before, there’s another internet bill in Illinois right now that’s up for discussion. I strongly suggest that people raise awareness of Dan Kotowski’s Internet Safety in Education Act. It’s very well thought out and much more deserving of our attention than that social networking garbage. Don’t bring attention to the bad, without mentioning the alternative! var blogTool = "WordPress"; var blogURL = "http://www.teach42.com"; var blogTitle = "Teach42 - Education and Technology, by Steve Dembo"; var postURL = "http://www.teach42.com/2007/02/26/senator-murphy-seeks-to-protect-students-from-his-own-blog/"; var postTitle = "Senator Murphy seeks to protect students from his own blog."; var commentAuthorFieldName = "author"; var commentAuthorLoggedIn = false; var commentFormID = "commentform"; var commentTextFieldName = "comment"; var commentButtonName = "submit"; [...] […] As I pointed out before, there’s another internet bill in Illinois right now that’s up for discussion. I strongly suggest that people raise awareness of Dan Kotowski’s Internet Safety in Education Act. It’s very well thought out and much more deserving of our attention than that social networking garbage. Don’t bring attention to the bad, without mentioning the alternative! var blogTool = “WordPress”; var blogURL = “http://www.teach42.com”; var blogTitle = “Teach42 - Education and Technology, by Steve Dembo”; var postURL = “http://www.teach42.com/2007/02/26/senator-murphy-seeks-to-protect-students-from-his-own-blog/”; var postTitle = “Senator Murphy seeks to protect students from his own blog.”; var commentAuthorFieldName = “author”; var commentAuthorLoggedIn = false; var commentFormID = “commentform”; var commentTextFieldName = “comment”; var commentButtonName = “submit”; […]

]]> By: Tim R http://www.teach42.com/2007/02/20/illinois-legislation-the-ugly-and-the-really-really-good/#comment-60611 Tim R Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:31:00 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2007/02/20/illinois-legislation-the-ugly-and-the-really-really-good/#comment-60611 Our tutors and teachers are under paid and over worked. Our tutors and teachers are under paid and over worked.

]]> By: Tim http://www.teach42.com/2007/02/20/illinois-legislation-the-ugly-and-the-really-really-good/#comment-60128 Tim Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:32:00 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2007/02/20/illinois-legislation-the-ugly-and-the-really-really-good/#comment-60128 You are right, these are the kinds of bills that are submitted by uninformed legislators. The intentions are laudable and they may very well have some positive impact on the problem, but the effects on civil rights and basic freedoms are devastating in the long term. Some good information on protecting your child against online predators can be found on http://www.parentingwithsara.com. Sara just wrote a column on this. tk You are right, these are the kinds of bills that are submitted by uninformed legislators. The intentions are laudable and they may very well have some positive impact on the problem, but the effects on civil rights and basic freedoms are devastating in the long term.

Some good information on protecting your child against online predators can be found on http://www.parentingwithsara.com. Sara just wrote a column on this. tk

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