Re: [K12OSN] Logging IM traffic
Kirk Rheinlander (kirk@kpj2.com)
Fri, 19 Apr 2002 09:20:12 -0600
Bill Gates, in one of his most profound statements, said that now that he
has children, he does not block their access to anything, but monitors the
logs of what they view - he hopes that he has set the right values within
his children, and uses this to evaluate the result.
It is a matter of parental responsibility to set values within children,
and guide their journey within those values.
It is our responsibility within a school environment to 1) minimize the
opportunity for children to stray from societal norms and 2) reduce or
eliminate legal liability by providing what is, according to the law "a
safe and responsible environment for the education of our children."
In this light, IM does not exist in our school environment - it is as
insidious as passing notes when we were children, if not worse, as it
expands the note passing boundary outside the classroom.
Yeah, it might be nice to have logs, but, personally, I see zero positive
value to students having IM in a school environment.
Someone care to enlighten me??
Kirk
At 03:56 PM 4/18/2002, you wrote:
>Though I think the absolute best is to just be able to have the confidence in
>your child not to do things like that and to have their confidence in you
>that
>they would tell you if they felt uncomfortable online. Thats more valuable
>than any software package or amount of money.
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