Comments on: How to waste 84million dollars in the name of Education – Aussie Style!! http://blog.brettmoller.com/2007/08/27/how-to-waste-84million-dollars-in-the-name-of-education-aussie-style/ Technology Resources for Educators Thu, 30 Sep 2010 03:25:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Corkyhttp://blog.brettmoller.com/2007/08/27/how-to-waste-84million-dollars-in-the-name-of-education-aussie-style/#comment-453 Corky Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:38:29 +0000 http://blog.brettmoller.com/2007/08/27/how-to-waste-84million-dollars-in-the-name-of-education-aussie-style/#comment-453 Actually, I'm a Melbournian kid, and I happen to know the guy that did all this...The entire program was not instigated in the interests of the poor children, but in fact to provide support for the favoured party in the upcoming election (this Saturday)...What the opposition has done is employ this kid, which is actually useful...However...The government has already supplied pretty much all of our schools with broadband, and they are almost all educated on the risks... that's just more reason to do what we do... Personally, I'm at a private school, and our head of ICT has employed the use of an outside administrative filter called WebMarshall, which has pretty much raped us all...You can't win. It learns. And it isn't just based on keywords.It's the dawning of an infallible oppression. And we all know it.If they <i>really</i> wanted to filter things, they'd buy that. But most schools don't, and 90% of kids don't sit there at school looking up porn. Besides, if we really wanted it, we'd bring it to school on a disk and save it on our users.I'm digressing.i've actually forgotten the main contention of my statements.Oh well. Actually, I’m a Melbournian kid, and I happen to know the guy that did all this…

The entire program was not instigated in the interests of the poor children, but in fact to provide support for the favoured party in the upcoming election (this Saturday)…

What the opposition has done is employ this kid, which is actually useful…

However…

The government has already supplied pretty much all of our schools with broadband, and they are almost all educated on the risks… that’s just more reason to do what we do…
Personally, I’m at a private school, and our head of ICT has employed the use of an outside administrative filter called WebMarshall, which has pretty much raped us all…

You can’t win.
It learns.
And it isn’t just based on keywords.

It’s the dawning of an infallible oppression.
And we all know it.

If they really wanted to filter things, they’d buy that.
But most schools don’t, and 90% of kids don’t sit there at school looking up porn.
Besides, if we really wanted it, we’d bring it to school on a disk and save it on our users.

I’m digressing.

i’ve actually forgotten the main contention of my statements.

Oh well.

]]> By: How to waste $84 million « Simpl:ICThttp://blog.brettmoller.com/2007/08/27/how-to-waste-84million-dollars-in-the-name-of-education-aussie-style/#comment-452 How to waste $84 million « Simpl:ICT Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:54:10 +0000 http://blog.brettmoller.com/2007/08/27/how-to-waste-84million-dollars-in-the-name-of-education-aussie-style/#comment-452 [...] http://blog.brettmoller.com/2007/08/27/how-to-waste-84million-dollars-in-the-name-of-education-aussi... [...] [...] http://blog.brettmoller.com/2007/08/27/how-to-waste-84million-dollars-in-the-name-of-education-aussi... [...]

]]> By: a. woody delauderhttp://blog.brettmoller.com/2007/08/27/how-to-waste-84million-dollars-in-the-name-of-education-aussie-style/#comment-451 a. woody delauder Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:09:47 +0000 http://blog.brettmoller.com/2007/08/27/how-to-waste-84million-dollars-in-the-name-of-education-aussie-style/#comment-451 The answer is in education, not filters. Kids will see and hear things in their lives that aren't pleasant. It is our job as educators to show/demonstrate to them how to filter the information that is presented to them. This is a topic that will continue to pop up until we figure out a clear and useful way to educate the kids. The answer is in education, not filters. Kids will see and hear things in their lives that aren’t pleasant. It is our job as educators to show/demonstrate to them how to filter the information that is presented to them. This is a topic that will continue to pop up until we figure out a clear and useful way to educate the kids.

]]> By: David Warlickhttp://blog.brettmoller.com/2007/08/27/how-to-waste-84million-dollars-in-the-name-of-education-aussie-style/#comment-450 David Warlick Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:28:44 +0000 http://blog.brettmoller.com/2007/08/27/how-to-waste-84million-dollars-in-the-name-of-education-aussie-style/#comment-450 This is not an uncommon story, as you know. The $84 million part makes it pretty big. I was recently talking with a network administrator here in the U.S. who is challenged to prevent access to inappropriate materials from the Internet in his schools. He said that the students at his school suggested that he just give it up. They said, "There are thousands of us. There's just one of you."I agree, we have to come up with a new angle. The answer is not technical. The answer is social... This is not an uncommon story, as you know. The $84 million part makes it pretty big. I was recently talking with a network administrator here in the U.S. who is challenged to prevent access to inappropriate materials from the Internet in his schools. He said that the students at his school suggested that he just give it up. They said, “There are thousands of us. There’s just one of you.”

I agree, we have to come up with a new angle. The answer is not technical. The answer is social…

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