Writing Prompt
The school system should not block access to certain
websites. as technology gets more and more available to schools, the demand for
more online classes has increased. Therefore, more students need to be able to
access the internet without being blocked of things that would not be deemed inappropriate.
Blocking software essentially damages
learning opportunities. Instead of finding exactly what you need on the
internet, you usually get blocked.
Someone against giving schools more
educational opportunities might say that using blocking software prevents
students from viewing material considered “harmful to minors”. But what my opponent
doesn’t understand is that all these restrictions are actually harmful to minors’
education. How can you expect someone to grow if there are restricted on their
learning material? The simple answer to that is just that they can’t.
If the CIPA thinks that not only
restricting the students, but also the teachers, they are terribly wrong. Must lesson
plans are online now. But how can the teachers be expected to create lesson plans
online if even they are being restricted? Teachers’ jobs are to teach the
students to the best of their abilities. But that goal cannot be accomplished
if the blocking software won’t allow them to do their everyday internet things
to get class around.
By blocking everything that isn’t in
the schools curriculums, doesn’t allow for the growth in learning. It limits
everyone from reaching their full potential as a student. Being a parent your
job is to give your kids the best of your ability. Even though it might be a
public school, I don’t think parents will appreciate having their tax dollars
going towards their student(s) not being able to do certain things on the
internet. It’s just not fair to anyone involved.
These are the reasons that the
school systems should not block access to certain websites that are not directly
related to the curriculum. The demand for using the internet on a daily basis
has dramatically gone up. So the CIPA cannot expect people to live with blocked
websites. it’s just not right. Blocking software damages learning opportunities
