So, Last night over dinner, I found out that there was some parental strife with the issues of students keeping online blogs. Apparently some parent(s) were concerned about the idea of their children being prey to online stalking. Anyways, it is possible that we may see permission slips getting sent out to parents, asking them for their permission to have students post their ideas online. I dislike this.
Not so much because the blog is an evil thing, or because of the hassle of permission, but because its just one of those instances where because of the actions of a single person, an entire group must change theyre stuff, because of the even-impending fear of backlash (most of the time in the form of legal suits.) Ironically, the average student knows about five times more about internet safety than the average parent. Yet, just to be safe, the school must have parents sign off.
The phenomena is a lot like McDonalds coffee. Anyone in their right mind knows that coffee is hot (except for iced coffee, which is different altogether.) Yet, McDonalds must now put warning labels on their coffee that state "Hey, its hot, you retard," just to avoid lawsuits. Similar examples of warning labels and release forms for totally common everyday things litter stores and servicies everywhere. Yes, the coffee is hot. Yes, the food is fattening(but thats why you like it). Yes, smoking this is bad for you.
We need less warning labels and more common sense, i guess.
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You'll have to listen to the Skypecast we did last weekend with S.Korea. Several global students had a chance to talk about this issue. Insightful.
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