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re: Public school library computers blocking access to conservative websites...
Posted on 6/19/14 at 9:56 am to Tactical1
Posted on 6/19/14 at 9:56 am to Tactical1
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But lets not act like the blocking of the site made it impossible for the kid to get his work done.
I can't tell if you're being obtuse or just really aren't that intelligent.
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Posted on 6/19/14 at 9:57 am to Tactical1
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Yeah I read that, but like I said, it sounds as though that became his focus. The kid was not even doing his assignment now. It's not like it was impossible for the student to find any information on the subject.
Good. If the DOE doesn't take academia and individual thought seriously, why should he bother with their BS assignments?
Posted on 6/19/14 at 9:58 am to Tactical1
quote:I don't know. I am just trying figure out what type of censorship is okay with you.
I don't see what 50 shades of Grey contributes to a kids education, so no I don't think it needs to be in a public school library.
Has 50 Shades of Grey been popping up in them?
Posted on 6/19/14 at 10:03 am to dante
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I don't know. I am just trying figure out what type of censorship is okay with you.
I don't think any of the sites in the article should have been blocked, and if you are going to block them then it should be across the board and block all religious and political sites.
And I know the kid getting the assignment done is not the point of the article or thread, I just didn't think that the blocking of some would have been detrimental to him completing the assignment.
When I was in High School the internet was fairly new and at my school it was not really that difficult to get to any site you wanted. I really am not familiar how internet access is handled in high school today.
This post was edited on 6/19/14 at 10:08 am
Posted on 6/19/14 at 10:05 am to Tactical1
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The kid was not even doing his assignment now. It's not like it was impossible for the student to find any information on the subject.
Bad kid, bad kid. What makes him think that he can research ALL sites relating to the topic at hand?
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But lets not act like the blocking of the site made it impossible for the kid to get his work done using politically correct and approved sites.
Nothing wrong with that.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 10:06 am to Tactical1
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Yeah I read that, but like I said, it sounds as though that became his focus. The kid was not even doing his assignment now
It's a good thing people throughout history weren't like you when they stumbled across an injustice.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 10:08 am to BOSCEAUX
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It's a good thing people throughout history weren't like you when they stumbled across an injustice.
I just don't see the "injustice" in this situation.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 10:10 am to Tactical1
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I just didn't think that the blocking of some would have been detrimental to him completing the assignment.
Maybe it did, maybe it didn't.
What if a student wanted to write a paper on gun control and use information from the NRA? After all, the NRA is pretty much the gold standard of organizations protecting the 2nd amendment.
What if he wanted to write a paper about the Catholic Church or Christianity and couldn't access the Vatican's website? That's pretty f'd up in my book. That's not just a case of "oh, you can just go to another website."
Now, if the school had blocked www.gunstothedeath.com and www.christiansupremacy.com I would maybe be OK with it. It's still restricting access to information though.
But official sites like the NRA, the Vatican, and the State Republican Party? Absolutely inexcusable.
This post was edited on 6/19/14 at 10:11 am
Posted on 6/19/14 at 10:11 am to UGATiger26
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But official sites like the NRA, the Vatican, and the State Republican Party? Absolutely inexcusable.
Agreed
Posted on 6/19/14 at 10:13 am to Tactical1
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I just don't see the "injustice" in this situation.
Willfully blocking access to information on several subjects just because it doesn't jive with a liberal mindset!!!! Sounds like the way not to encourage well rounded individuals in today's youth and just keep popping out beta neck beards into academia.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 10:14 am to Tactical1
The injustice is assigning a political assignment and then censoring the conservative ideas to attempt to get only a liberal viewpoint.
It's the ultimate attempt at indoctrination rather than promoting freethinking
It's the ultimate attempt at indoctrination rather than promoting freethinking
Posted on 6/19/14 at 10:15 am to UGATiger26
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Now, if the school had blocked www.gunstothedeath.com and www.christiansupremacy.com I would maybe be OK with it. It's still restricting access to information though.
As long as the same extreme websites on the other side are blocked also.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 10:16 am to BOSCEAUX
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As long as the same extreme websites on the other side are blocked also.
Agreed.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 10:17 am to Tactical1
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But lets not act like the blocking of the site made it impossible for the kid to get his work done.
DO you really think that's the point here, or are you just trying to change the conversation to protect your "side?"
Posted on 6/19/14 at 10:17 am to udtiger
They block access to gay websites too.
What's the big deal?
What's the big deal?
Posted on 6/19/14 at 10:18 am to deltaland
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It's the ultimate attempt at indoctrination rather than promoting freethinking
I think in the pantheon of levels of indoctrination
The blocking of sites at a high school library wouldn't qualify as the "ultimate attempt" at it.
But I understand what you are saying.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 10:18 am to Toddy
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They block access to gay websites too. What's the big deal?
Link?
Posted on 6/19/14 at 10:19 am to Toddy
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They block access to gay websites too.
What's the big deal?
I would hope all pornography is blocked on school computers.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 10:22 am to GeauxxxTigers23
Toddy thinks mind the gape should be unblocked. 
Posted on 6/19/14 at 10:24 am to deltaland
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The injustice is assigning a political assignment and then censoring the conservative ideas to attempt to get only a liberal viewpoint
There's nothing in the article to suggest the teacher gave the assignment knowing all of those sites were blocked, so that's a pretty big leap to make.
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