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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

web search engines

With all the information at their finger tips, and a budding curiousity we need to guide our students, our children. In times of old Native Americans would send out their young to explore and survive, and when they came back they would be considered men. This is not a good idea. To many times they would be eaten by wolves. This may sound a big absurd, and maybe I am going a little over the top but in today's internet world we need to provide the tools and then keep an eye as they learn. Web search engines from askjeeves.com to google are a good thing. A place to search for a our dreams, our goals, our cooking recipes, but they also have no filter, no real rating system, no watch dog, and like the pill popping parties many teens go to today if we dont stop them they'll just shove away and worry about the consquences later. This leads be back to the common theme today of my blog with great power comes a great responsiblity to guide and teach. Don't shut the door but just give them the keys either.
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  1. butlermoniqueMarch 18, 2010 at 12:55 PM

    "Don't shut the door, but just don't give the keys either," what a remarkable quote. We want children to become more independent over time. I agree with your quote because we must give them the foundation and allow them to explore different avenues. When they come accross a stumbling block we can guide children in the right direction. BUT just giving them the key will not help to unlock their destiny it will continue to enable them.

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  2. butlermoniqueMarch 18, 2010 at 12:57 PM

    "Don't shut the door, but just don't give them the keys either," what a remarkable quote. We want children to become more independent over time. I agree with your quote because we must give set a foundation for them to explore different avenues. When our children come accross a stumbling block we can guide them back in the right direction. BUT just giving them the key will not help with unlocking their destiny it will continue to enable them.

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  3. Brittany M.March 20, 2010 at 7:03 AM

    I agree, VERY powerful quote!

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