YouTube is cleaning up its comments

Check out this interesting blog post from the New York Times's Taking Note blog:

YouTube Cleaning Up its Comments

And then comment below:  Do you think it's a good idea?  Or is it censorship?

Bullying . . . or "Drama"?

Last month was Bullying Prevention Month, last week Northview students attended a seminar about bullying during Flex, and earlier this week, Governor Branstad hosted the second Bullying Prevention Summit.  Student-on-student cruelty his a huge issue, and it's on everyone's minds.

All of these efforts are so important, but I also keep thinking about this article I read a couple years ago in the New York Times editorial pages.  The authors are researchers who have studied the language behind bullying, and this interesting op-ed piece talks about how the word "bullying" may be getting in the way of the conversation.

Read their reflections based on their research data, and share your thoughts below in the comments.  Is what teens call "drama" actually bullying?  Does the word "bullying" turn teens away from facing the reality of peer cruelty that they do witness and experience?

Do teens have too much homework?

Freshmen Beth Tejral and Allison Dorpinghaus want your opinion on something--and so does your humble librarian!

Beth and Alison showed me this little estimation of how much free time teens have, and I immediately started poking holes in the writer's logic and math skills.

What do you think?  Is this teen (whose post has been floating around Twitter and other social networking sites) a whiny teen?  Or is he/she bravely pointing out a horrible injustice?

Let's put a little reward on the line...a free book to both the best argument SUPPORTING and and the best argument CRITIQUING this person's math and logic.

Put your argument in the comments below!

Where do you get your confidence?

Writer, actress, and producer extraordinaire points out how rude this simple question is.  Check out the image and quotation on Upworthy--and consider subscribing!  I love getting Upworthy's daily videos, images, and stories that are about building people UP and not down!

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