Many incidents that go on with cell phone cameras, are detrimental to the well fare of young students who are unaware of what someone else might be doing while they are not looking. Some incidents are merely two students joking around possibly pulling off an innocent prank. Put sometimes students go to fa,r when they try to damage the reputation of another student. Taking inappropriate pictures in the locker room, then trying to post them on the Internet. My interpretion is they are violating of someones privacy.
Several weeks ago in a high school, a group of students tore someones clothes off, to try and take pictures that were inappropriate. These students need to be aware,that they violated someones rights. Plus a whole lot of other infractions. This was an incident that went to far and beyond a prank.
We like technology and we want to grow and prosper with our knowledge of technology. Every student has a phone with a camera and recording capabilities. We are giving young people to much responsibility when we allow them to do what ever they want with this type of technology. Parents need to monitor what is on there child's phone. I urge ever parent to put a parent monitoring system on your child's phone. Check the phone and computer every night or day. You purchased the phone for them, you have the right to check the technology.
If there's one thing I've learned from reading tabloid headlines, it's that you can learn a lot about a person by scrolling through their cellphone (Tiger Woods comes immediately to mind)!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you, Tom. Parents should act like parents and monitor their kids cellphone and computer use. I've given my boys penknives, paintball guns, and (GULP!)the car keys but you better believe I told them my expectations and stayed on top of them to make sure they used these items in a safe and proper manner. Giving kids technology items is no different than giving kids any other type of item--parents still have to lay the ground rules, check in to see that the rules are being followed, and enforce the consequences if the item is being misused.
Kids are kids. Unfortunately they think of ways to use technology that would never occur to us. Along with technology comes responsibility. We need to teach kids to stop and think before they do things. And Caryn is right, there need to be consequences-- serious and immediate ones.
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