> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 1:49 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [issues] Re: Filtering in schools and libraries
>
>
> While I agree with what you're saying, I think it's important to point out
> that we're not just talking about teenagers here. We're also talking about
> elementary school age (and younger) kids, and as a mom, I think young
> children just don't have enough perspective to make their own decisions
> about the big things. There's a big difference between a 7 or 8 year old
> and a 16 year old. I personally don't have a problem with filtering
> internet access in a kindergarten classroom. I do have a problem with it
> in a high school or public library...
>
> Anyway, with that said, I still agree with what you're saying (hey, we
> homeschool because we got sick of the government using our kids
> as part of
> their political agenda...).
Oops... I did it again. I mistakenly sent this privately instead of to the
list. My apologies to sharon for cluttering her inbox.
You are absolutely right and I apologize for failing to make that
distinction in my message. I was reacting to the general notion of
government to lump everyone in school into a single basket. I think
filtering can be a good thing, but it seems many of us are very concerned
about where the lines will be drawn and fear the possibility of filtering
crossing the boundary into censorship or the rights of free speech. One of
the more common examples I see quoted is that of blocking access to sites
featuring information on breast cancer.
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