is a technological issue. We worry more about what occurs on a computer bec=
ause it is visible after the fact (i.e. browsing history, log, etc.). We ne=
ver really see what they observer from the drunk on the subway, sneak from =
a news rack by the station, or watch on a passengers DVD player.... so we i=
gnore it. Technology can feel a bit like a bait and switch. I give my chi=
ldren a computer to learn and they use it to watch 4Chan. It is no differe=
nt than saying, "I give my children a hammer to build and they bash holes i=
n the wall". And yet, we remain surprised and insist more technology is th=
e answer. The impulse seems to be to put more foam around the hammer ......=
. instead of waiting until they are ready for a hammer and teaching them th=
at an hole they make, they have to repair. Yet some times the foam makes t=
he best of a bad situation.=0A=0A_J=0A=0A ____________________________=0AJa=
son at jasonpj@yahoo.com=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0AF=
rom: Bill Fitzgerald <dwfitzgerald@yahoo.com>=0ATo: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU=
=0ASent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 6:23:46 PM=0ASubject: Re: iphone/itouch=0A=0A=
In following the various responses in this thread, I'm wondering if we are =
doing our students and our parents a disservice by positing this as a techn=
ological issue that can be remedied via filtering, as opposed to a critical=
thinking issue that needs to be addressed via age-appropriate training and=
education.=0A=0AMost every kid can walk. They can use their ability to wal=
k to go to good places, bad places, and places in-between, yet no one wants=
to advocate that kids stop walking.=0A=0AObviously, this comparison breaks=
down in a few ways, but I think it helps illustrate an essential point: us=
ing technological interventions to attempt to mediate what are essentially =
"problems" related to humans having free will misleads about both the reach=
of technology and the power of free will.=0A=0ACheers,=0A=0ABill=0A=0A=0A =
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