Comments on: School 1977 vs. School 2007 http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/01/05/school-1977-vs-school-2007/ education + technology + ideas Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:37:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Lady Oracle http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/01/05/school-1977-vs-school-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-843 Lady Oracle Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:07:42 +0000 http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/01/05/school-1977-vs-school-2007/#comment-843 This, too, made me laugh out loud, but you're right, it is unnervingly close to the truth! (Adriana) This, too, made me laugh out loud, but you’re right, it is unnervingly close to the truth! (Adriana)

]]> By: Chris http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/01/05/school-1977-vs-school-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-841 Chris Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:27:43 +0000 http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/01/05/school-1977-vs-school-2007/#comment-841 Oh dear... that's scary! We really have gone too far in many ways haven't we? Thanks for sharing the story. Oh dear… that’s scary! We really have gone too far in many ways haven’t we? Thanks for sharing the story.

]]> By: diane http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/01/05/school-1977-vs-school-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-840 diane Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:50:38 +0000 http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/01/05/school-1977-vs-school-2007/#comment-840 Chris, Here's a similar library scenario, based on fact: Erma, a teacher and parent, goes to the public library one evening to select some children's books. 1977 - Erma reads them to her daughter at bedtime, then brings them into school to share with her class. 2007 - Erma is detained by a library security guard, arrested on suspicion of being a pedophile, makes headlines in the daily newspaper, and spends months defending her reputation and fighting to keep her job. http://www.lisnews.org/node/28759 Chris,

Here’s a similar library scenario, based on fact:

Erma, a teacher and parent, goes to the public library one evening to select some children’s books.

1977 – Erma reads them to her daughter at bedtime, then brings them into school to share with her class.

2007 – Erma is detained by a library security guard, arrested on suspicion of being a pedophile, makes headlines in the daily newspaper, and spends months defending her reputation and fighting to keep her job.

http://www.lisnews.org/node/28759

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