[MACEP] Kids bypassing district filters via proxys

[Mary Hochberg]

"There are no effective technical solutions to social problems."


Great phrase, Quentin! Thank you. I've added it, along with your 
name, to my quote list.

BTW,  in your message about the opening in Cottage Grove, you 
mentioned that you had been doing the job. Does that mean you are 
leaving the school district? I would miss you from this list!


>On Mon, 2006-06-12 at 18:02 -0700, Eric Harrison wrote:
>  > Appended is an email we found useful for explaining to people why adding
>>  "myspace.com" to the web filters did not magically 100% stop the kids
>>  from getting there...
><snip good explanation>
>
>Just wanted to echo the points that Eric brought up in this message,
>very well articulated. The phrase I've used to sum up some of the core
>points he makes is that "There are no effective technical solutions to
>social problems.". Defining and controlling access to "appropriate"
>content is a social problem. Attempting to create technical solutions to
>social problems is expensive and as their effectiveness goes up,
>generally so does the the size and impact of the unintended (and
>undesirable) consequences they create.
>
>--
>-Quentin Hartman-
>
>Technology Coordinator
>South Lane School District
>Cottage Grove, OR
>(541)767-3778
>http://www.slane.k12.or.us
>
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