tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post116184306826545505..comments2023-12-25T00:38:19.500-08:00Comments on Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Censorship Updates; Website UpdatesSarah Stevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-1161928359544281092006-10-26T22:52:00.000-07:002006-10-26T22:52:00.000-07:00Hey, yay for you, AF, for your pieces for The Edge...Hey, yay for you, AF, for your pieces for <I>The Edge of the Forest!</I> Look forward to reading!<BR/><BR/>And WOW -- I recall how heavily I leaned on Newspapers In Education as a great source of teaching 4th-5th graders how to use information sources and to determine the 5 W's from an outside source... Granted, I usually had them study the weather and sports and the occasional Weird News section, and I was a little leery of them choosing "mayhem" and all, but it was their choice... if they chose mayhem, so be it. I tried to discuss it intelligently. Sometimes it wasn't very nice; several times we had discussions I ended by telling them to discuss it with their parents if they wanted more information. It wasn't always easy...<BR/><BR/>But a <I>loaded gun?!</I><BR/><BR/>And you do wonder how ONE parent can bring down a whole school or district... It's like there's a hysteria clause in some parent's heads; it's like if ONE person sees it, then maybe A.) I am not watching out well enough for my kid, and B.) I'd better let this smarter/better parent help out my kid.<BR/><BR/>It's just the fear talking. As usual.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-1161892464101389422006-10-26T12:54:00.000-07:002006-10-26T12:54:00.000-07:00Exactly! (And, of course, the internet news is soo...Exactly! (And, of course, the internet news is soooo much more trustworthy, and Wikipedia is the endless fount of all knowledge...)Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-1161890112067558532006-10-26T12:15:00.000-07:002006-10-26T12:15:00.000-07:00It's not just that the mother was complaining that...It's not <I>just</I> that the mother was complaining that her kid was reading the newspapers. That wasn't enough for her. She had to complain that <I>all</I> kids in that school were being subjected to the newspaper and for some reason, one mother vs. the town wins again. I never understood the power behind these soapbox parents. Shouldn't each kid have to fall in line with what <I>their</I> parents deem suitable? ... At any rate, I wonder how many kids were actually reading the paper. I feel bad for them. They have to trade in their ink spotted fingers for an unlimited supply of fresh and clean internet news. Welcome to the future.<BR/><BR/>WORD.<BR/>www.readandwriting.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com