Comments on: So Much Wrong http://erichoefler.com/2008/04/07/so-much-wrong/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:26:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Eric http://erichoefler.com/2008/04/07/so-much-wrong/#comment-219 Eric Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:50:16 +0000 http://blog.erichoefler.com/2008/04/07/so-much-wrong/#comment-219 That's a tough article, no doubt. It's hard to know where to stand on issues like this. On the one hand, when tragedies do happen and someone can go back and point to writings that warned of impending trouble, it's easy to say, "Why didn't someone do something!?" On the other hand, if a person is just foolishly ranting out their frustrations (a much healthier alternative than bottling it up or letting it out through actual violence), you want to be able to let that go. The trouble is, how do you tell the difference? And on which side is it better to err? He says: "I wanted them to know that just because I was writing this, this is not the life that I live or who I am." But the words we write (or speak) *are* part of "who we are." I think we all need to be more responsible in teaching that, especially with the proliferation of ways to "write" who you are (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, blogs, etc., etc.) We also need a more balanced way to deal with these kinds of issues when they arise, on a case-by-case basis. It sounds like they're trying to do that with the Caparelli case ... and I hope they do. That’s a tough article, no doubt. It’s hard to know where to stand on issues like this. On the one hand, when tragedies do happen and someone can go back and point to writings that warned of impending trouble, it’s easy to say, “Why didn’t someone do something!?” On the other hand, if a person is just foolishly ranting out their frustrations (a much healthier alternative than bottling it up or letting it out through actual violence), you want to be able to let that go. The trouble is, how do you tell the difference? And on which side is it better to err?

He says: “I wanted them to know that just because I was writing this, this is not the life that I live or who I am.”

But the words we write (or speak) *are* part of “who we are.” I think we all need to be more responsible in teaching that, especially with the proliferation of ways to “write” who you are (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, blogs, etc., etc.)

We also need a more balanced way to deal with these kinds of issues when they arise, on a case-by-case basis. It sounds like they’re trying to do that with the Caparelli case … and I hope they do.

]]> By: Shawn http://erichoefler.com/2008/04/07/so-much-wrong/#comment-221 Shawn Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:28:47 +0000 http://blog.erichoefler.com/2008/04/07/so-much-wrong/#comment-221 Eric: Did you see the article in the POST on Wed. about the football player kicked out of WF for a Facebook comment? Check it out...it was in the sports section. Very, very interesting read (and up your alley). Shawn <em>Shawn's last blog post..<a href='http://shawnbrann.blogspot.com/2008/04/educational-politics-of-race.html' rel="nofollow">The (educational) politics of race</a></em> Eric:

Did you see the article in the POST on Wed. about the football player kicked out of WF for a Facebook comment? Check it out…it was in the sports section. Very, very interesting read (and up your alley).

Shawn

Shawn’s last blog post..The (educational) politics of race

]]> By: Eric http://erichoefler.com/2008/04/07/so-much-wrong/#comment-220 Eric Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:37:15 +0000 http://blog.erichoefler.com/2008/04/07/so-much-wrong/#comment-220 It was overly-sensational, no doubt. I also wonder how pervasive these kinds of things are in schools other than those of the "rich elite," and how they're handled there when they do occur. Anyone have any news links? It was overly-sensational, no doubt. I also wonder how pervasive these kinds of things are in schools other than those of the “rich elite,” and how they’re handled there when they do occur. Anyone have any news links?

]]> By: Doug Noon http://erichoefler.com/2008/04/07/so-much-wrong/#comment-218 Doug Noon Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:27:16 +0000 http://blog.erichoefler.com/2008/04/07/so-much-wrong/#comment-218 That article could have been a Hollywood movie script. The power play was classic. <em>Doug Noon's last blog post..<a href='http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2008/04/05/when-worlds-dont-collide/' rel="nofollow">When Worlds Don't Collide</a></em> That article could have been a Hollywood movie script. The power play was classic.

Doug Noon’s last blog post..When Worlds Don’t Collide

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