Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community
The debates over student blogging continue to rage. This news article highlights the sensational: "A Birdville High School cheerleader was kicked off the freshman squad last month for having vulgar language in a Web log, or blog, she maintains on her home computer." But does the school's authority extend that far? "Unless students' free speech is disruptive to the classroom, they can't be punished for it," said Frank Colosi, an attorney for the Fort Worth ACLU. Miguel Guhlin has more here. And while student blogs may be accidents waiting to happen, he argues, we need to prepare students for them.

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