Today I continue our conversation on how the ethical issues that present themselves to young people using social media by talking about participation. The start of our conversation is here, and links to the other posts on the same topic are all in the comments section below. The Harvard Graduate School of Education report defines […]
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Internet Issues and Credibility
I am still writing about the Harvard Graduate School of Education report on young people, ethics, and social media. My series started with an introduction, and I have so far delved into the topics of identity, privacy, and ownership/authorship. I am boiling down the report to a quicker read for those who don’t want to […]
Internet Issues and Ownership/Authorship
Busy, busy day today, folks, so if you want background on today’s post, go look at yesterday’s post. The report that I’ve been talking about presents the complex issue of ownership and authorship thusly: Offline, ownership and authorship are well-define concepts, protected by law and reinforced by cultural norms in corporations and schools… For various […]
Internet Issues and Privacy
On Monday I introduced a report from the Harvard Graduate School of Education called Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media (go to Monday’s post to download the report in its entirety). The authors contend that there are five primary issues to address and investigate at the intersection of these three forces: identity (which […]
Internet Issues and Identity
Yesterday I talked about a 2008 report from the Harvard Graduate School of Education called Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media (go to Monday’s post to download the article in its entirety). The authors identified five key issues in regards to the topic: identity privacy ownership and authorship credibility participation This report worked […]
Ignoring what’s in front of you
When parents ignore what’s in front of them, they lose the chance to have meaningful conversations about choice with their teenagers. Here’s an example (if you’re receiving this via e-mail or RSS, you’ll need to come back to my site to watch the video): What could the mom or the dad have said here – […]
How to do it: in the words of a young adult
I have recently been drawn into a conversation about teenagers, sexuality, and online activities on a massive e-mail group. The conversation was started by a father posting a link to this Daily Mail article about the excessive promiscuity and online sexual activity teenagers are regularly engaging in. I was unimpressed by the article – and […]
“I had an abortion.”
One of the recent belly pictures I put up was of a woman had an abortion. Her picture included a bit of personal jewelry that she asked me to take out for privacy reasons – she was concerned her young teenage son might see the picture and wasn’t sure she was ready for him to […]
Questions
Here are some questions I’ve recently been asked: What exactly happens to your body during an orgasm? When a woman gets pregnant, is the orgasm that happens during sex what stops the woman from having her period when she’s pregnant? Why is it that when boys do gay things like gymnastics or ice-skating people call […]
Short advice for parents: How to make decisions
My friend and colleague Laura Olson came and spoke to my Child Development class on Monday. Within her two hour (very informative and fun) lecture, was this gem: Birth to seven years old: Parents make the decisions. Seven to fourteen years old: Parents listen to the child, then make the decision. Fourteen years old through […]
