What the...? So the nanny state wants lunch monitors to spy on our kids? Is this what Democrats and liberals think of as a "free" society?
In the long run, the Dept. of Education has the potential to be the most tyrannical arm of gov’t next to the IRS. It must be disbanded. It has no reason to exist but to serve the marxist agenda of supplanting parents in the role of nurturer.
My state is trying to do the right thing:
VA Board of Ed Sets Guidelines for Social Media Use in Schools
http://wmal.com/Article.asp?id=2144400
“The guidelines list behaviors that are deemed inappropriate for teacher-student communication. While the board does not call to end the use of social media in schools, Department of Education spokesman Charles Pyle emphasized the need for boundaries and transparency when using such websites.”
The role of hate speech is now expanding. I have no idea why these laws are even Constitutional.
I will also say that teachers will not, not be reading facebook pages of their students.
My guess is the Dept. of Ed. won’t be the only resource the Leftist Socialists currently in power will use to tweak the First Amendment.
To expedite their hoped for “change” it’s necessary for the Socialist movement to isolate the people from non controlled information resources, or to debunk those resources with disinformation.
Isolate, and control. Watch for it.
Our local police department stalks facebook by joining the local high school classes to see what students are up to.
I think it is quite easy to overgeneralize about the short comings of public school. I think it really depends on the state, county and school district...
My oldest, never attended public school while my youngest has been in public school since grade four. Although there are some things they can’t do in public school... as a general education my youngest child’s has been better... more resources, and better preparation for the SAT and access to so many AP classes!
Again...it really depends on where you live... we happen to have moved to a great school district with a wonderful community of parents that support the school.