Verdi, this is one of the few good parts of working where I do. It's completely private My speech is more or less unrestricted, although I might get talked to if I encouraged hate crimes. I can talk about sex, rubbers, abstinence, drugs, murder - you name it. I get a young woman to talk to my class about once a week about sex ed and other life issues. I can tell the kids they are fucking up their lives and use that language. If I have a problem and need to kick someone out, it's at my discretion. No battery of parent-teacher conferences or going to higher levels of people above me. If someone complains to my boss about getting kicked out (yes, it has happened), I simply tell her what was going on and say that the person is no longer welcome. I put up with far more than she would, so it's never an issue.
Of course, we have had all sorts of folks in the class and I have only had to kick out two or three, one for threatening me and the others for simply for being too disruptive. Sorry - I had to share. I hate the idea of being in public schools. Anybody in the area (Worcester, MA) or passing through want to come and be a guest speaker for my class? Carl http://carlweaver.blogspot.com Carl Weaver Photographer http://www.carlweaver.com From: Verdi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Free, private blog? This is my frustration with trying to work inside a school system and why I don't even try anymore. It's ridiculous that they think that young people aren't capable of doing this stuff by themselves without anyone's permission. That being the case why try to control it so much? Sure, put video and writing on the internet but how can we keep it private for the kids security? Have they never heard of Blogger, LiveJournal, MySpace, Xanga, etc, etc, etc.? The words, photos, and videos of young people are all over the internet already. Who do they think they're protecting? It's like pretending that kids aren't having sex and that telling them about birth control will only promote the idea. Give me a break. Verdi ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
