Comments on: Education Without Fear http://mistakengoal.com/blog/2007/02/03/education-without-fear/ Where student affairs and technology meet Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:15:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kevin Guidry http://mistakengoal.com/blog/2007/02/03/education-without-fear/comment-page-1/#comment-194 Kevin Guidry Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:20:54 +0000 http://mistakengoal.com/blog/2007/02/03/education-without-fear/#comment-194 Thanks for participating in the panel and stopping by, Anne! I can't help but compare some of the trends and thoughts in technology education (or lack thereof) to some of the (failed) educational efforts related to the "War on Drugs" like DARE or "Reefer Madness." I think we do our students and our society a disservice when we stretch the truth, impose our own fears or biases, builds houses of card, or plain lie to meet our own needs. There are enough bad things in the world without us making up more. On a unrelated note, I hope that videos of other discussions from the State of the Net conference make their way onto the Internet. I'm very appreciative of C-SPAN for filming and hosting the material. I truly enjoyed this panel discussion and I would love the opportunity to watch and learn from others. Thanks for participating in the panel and stopping by, Anne! I can’t help but compare some of the trends and thoughts in technology education (or lack thereof) to some of the (failed) educational efforts related to the “War on Drugs” like DARE or “Reefer Madness.” I think we do our students and our society a disservice when we stretch the truth, impose our own fears or biases, builds houses of card, or plain lie to meet our own needs. There are enough bad things in the world without us making up more.

On a unrelated note, I hope that videos of other discussions from the State of the Net conference make their way onto the Internet. I’m very appreciative of C-SPAN for filming and hosting the material. I truly enjoyed this panel discussion and I would love the opportunity to watch and learn from others.

]]> By: Anne Collier http://mistakengoal.com/blog/2007/02/03/education-without-fear/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Anne Collier Sat, 03 Feb 2007 22:14:52 +0000 http://mistakengoal.com/blog/2007/02/03/education-without-fear/#comment-163 Kevin, thanks for highlighting what I feel is one of the most important online-safety issues as we collectively figure out how to protect kids (and support their self-protection!) on the increasingly user-driven Web. There is logic to taking the fear out of tech education now.... Fear and overreaction shut down communication and send young people underground at a time when there's a *lot* of underground to explore: thousands of sites and services offering free accounts, accessible via multiplying hot spots and access points on a growing number of connected devices (phones, gameplayers, etc.). When communication breaks down, kids are at greater risk than when parents and educators are involved in their online lives. Does that make sense? Tx again, Anne Kevin, thanks for highlighting what I feel is one of the most important online-safety issues as we collectively figure out how to protect kids (and support their self-protection!) on the increasingly user-driven Web. There is logic to taking the fear out of tech education now…. Fear and overreaction shut down communication and send young people underground at a time when there’s a *lot* of underground to explore: thousands of sites and services offering free accounts, accessible via multiplying hot spots and access points on a growing number of connected devices (phones, gameplayers, etc.). When communication breaks down, kids are at greater risk than when parents and educators are involved in their online lives. Does that make sense? Tx again,
Anne

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