Emma Alberici is the chief economics correspondent for ABC (the Australian network, not the American one) and is proposing an idea that would never fly in America, which is another reason the country is more than just OK, despite what the New York Times would try to convince you.
Her idea might have some merit, if, say, there was no such thing as parents or privacy.
I think all high schools should have the right to do spot checks of students' (children's) social media accounts to ensure they comply with the school ethos. It would surely temper some of the crude behaviour & language on there. Your thoughts?
— Emma Alberici (@albericie) July 1, 2019
She wants your thoughts so she can disagree with all of them.
No
— Mrs.White (@BlondeNY) July 2, 2019
What a vile invasion of privacy.
How would you feel if your work wanted to do the same thing to you? Or the government?
It's exactly the same thing.
So no. I do not want schools being able to spot checks of social media of ANY student, no matter how crude they are.
— Jess Dodson (@girlgerms) July 2, 2019
Is monitoring a child's behaviour online really the same as monitoring an adult's behaviour online?
— Emma Alberici (@albericie) July 2, 2019
Is it your child? Then fuck off.
— [shrug emoji] (@jtLOL) July 2, 2019
I think that would indoctrinate kids into a way of thinking that authority has the right to delve into their personal affairs, if they were adults it wouldn't be allowed.
Leave phones at home/lock them up during school, let parents police phone+social media & let teachers teach.— ?Bee? (@BelindaJones68) July 2, 2019
But they're not adults. That's the point!
— Emma Alberici (@albericie) July 2, 2019
They are NOT YOUR CHILDREN. Hands off.
— NancyBellicec (@Nancy_Bellicec) July 2, 2019
This is a bad idea on virtually every level. From privacy concerns to potential exposure to retaliation for sexual identity, to the potential for abuse of power on behalf of staff.
— Renee Pope-Munro (@RenInOz) July 2, 2019
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You want to see abuse of power? Look at your teenagers' Instagram account!! When I was a teen my influences could be easily limited and my parents knew all my friends. Social media is a runaway train and it's threatening the mental wellbeing of teenagers everywhere ..
— Emma Alberici (@albericie) July 2, 2019
My thought is: Mind your own goddamn business.
— [shrug emoji] (@jtLOL) July 2, 2019
This is the proper thought ?
— Aaron et politica ingenio ?? (@peekaso) July 2, 2019
What rights do schools have over the private social media accounts of their students? Should your gym get access to your email accounts, you know so they can make sure you are complying with their rules?
— Kriscaryn ?️? ?️⚧️ (@EPTrouble) July 2, 2019
My comment is about children not about adults. Children need the protection responsible adults can provide, ie. parents. teachers. police
— Emma Alberici (@albericie) July 2, 2019
As a privacy lawyer, this is a terrible idea. As the mother of two high schoolers, this is a terrible idea.
— Lucy Mannering (@lucymannering) July 2, 2019
Do you monitor their behaviour online? Not all kids are responsible or mature enough to make the right decisions. Not all kids listen to their parents ..
— Emma Alberici (@albericie) July 2, 2019
I’ve reluctantly come to the view that kids on social media is an area impossible to police. Only solution I’ve found is to educate them on the perils, teach them to be decent human beings, and talk to them a lot.
— Juanita Phillips (@Juanita_Phillip) July 2, 2019
Not all kids will listen and not all kids will make good choices regardless of what they're told and by whom ….
— Emma Alberici (@albericie) July 2, 2019
Lady, give it up.
Did someone hack your Twitter account and post this idea???
— Melanie Raymond, OAM (@Mel_Raymond1) July 2, 2019
No .. But I tell you what I've learnt .. people have a deep mistrust of teachers and think their kids are infinitely capable of keeping themselves safe online without pesky adults getting involved
— Emma Alberici (@albericie) July 2, 2019
Um, there’s a difference between teachers and parents … at least here in the States. Parents are supposed to be pesky adults.
Start monitoring and controlling them when they’re young. They’ll be so used to it, they’ll never utter a word of disobedience, question authority, or the dominance of the state when they’re older. It’ll be great!
— Chica'sBailBonds (@irinamoises) July 2, 2019
That’s why they have parents, we don’t need a nanny state.
— Aaron et politica ingenio ?? (@peekaso) July 2, 2019
Terrible idea
— ?Duchess of Baskerville AnnaD? (@AnnaDsays) July 2, 2019
— Квиксбий (@Quikzby) July 2, 2019
Let parents parent. Good lord.
— Stacey (@ScotsFyre) July 2, 2019
1984 was a warning not a manual.
— The Sportsman (@Nezzy_Lives) July 2, 2019
— dW? (@SmailliwNitsud) July 2, 2019
I'll parent my own kids, thank you very much. I don't want/need the government (schools) deciding what is and is not acceptable for my kids to say or do outside of school grounds.
— Ivory Honey ن (@IvoryHoney) July 2, 2019
And if we have trouble getting them to think correctly we could send them to camps to be reeducated
— Caesar Pounce (@caeser_pounce) July 2, 2019
Is there anything else schools should do rather than function as an academic institution?
— Kelly Shaw (@steelers88us) July 2, 2019
Why would you even think this is a good idea?
How out of touch with reality are you? Do you just live and breathe totalitarianism?
— Hourai Elixir on the rocks (@KickintheI) July 2, 2019
I think we should be allowed to see your internet search history.
— MEcadGuy (@mecadguy) July 2, 2019
Invading children's privacy and policing their thoughts because "ethos". Sounds abusive
— Rozie Suppozie ?️? Pride is a Queer Riot (@rozietoez) July 2, 2019
I'd rather someone spot check your account and delete this nonsense
— Juggalocialism (@UweBollocks) July 2, 2019
This is beyond stupid. What you’re suggesting is not only unconstitutional, but also a precursor to the type of “thought policing” that basically 20% of the fiction genre is written about. That anyone would find this a good idea is shocking and alarming.
— Red In America (@RedInAmerica) July 2, 2019
Nope, not you're job. They don't have to conform to what you think is acceptable behavior in their private life. That's between them & their parents. Similar to my employer trying to dictate what I do outside of work. Not their say.
— Shari (@jdhlsc169) July 2, 2019
Why should schools moderate off-campus activities? Parents exists you know.
— m8 (@PSYCHO_The_m8) July 2, 2019
"What about the children" is the cry of every censor. Ridiculous.
— Lee Harvey Osmond (@mlfoley) July 2, 2019
Yeah, get them used to constant snooping and intimate surveillance NOW while they're still young enough to be lied to easily.
After all, this has been a successful means so far in brainwashing and destroying the youth of the nation. Why let a good thing go to waste.— Geri Dean (@TheGeriDean) July 2, 2019
Teachers too. The most vile posts don’t necessarily come from students accounts
— Kabloona! (@ODhonnabhain) July 2, 2019
Public schools? Not a chance. There's no way they can compel that.
Privaye schools? In theory you picked the school. If that's their policy and you agreed to it, you're stupid.
Schools should not be primary for ensuring good behavior.
That's what parents are for.
— AnotherTListener (@listener_t) July 2, 2019
Absolutely NOT. That's the parent's job, not the schools. I can take care of my own kids, thank you very much.
— The Turquoise Temptress (@heartsabustin) July 2, 2019
Maybe we could print out that ethos, so the kids understand clearly what thoughts are acceptable to express. It should fit in a little book. Maybe with a handsome red cover? Then we could eventually apply it to @ABC pic.twitter.com/h6oPyo6bCG
— Drummed Out of the SpaceForce (@JSmithLClass) July 2, 2019
Nice try narc
— Phil Doig (@phil_doig) July 2, 2019
Some how I think this will be used against the kids who aren’t woke enough.
— Drew Kalocai (@DrewKalocai) July 3, 2019
Did you huff paint in your youth?
— Johnny Blade™ ??????☄️♠️♥️♣️♦️ (@BenjaminBreeg__) July 2, 2019
Does it occur to you that this is in the province of parenting, to the extent that teenagers are permitted to even HAVE social media accounts, not a role for government? Who defines the school’s “ethos”? Who defines what’s permissible thought and speech? Short hop to 1984.
— The Rational Walk (@rationalwalk) July 2, 2019
So religious schools could monitor and punish LGBTQ teenagers for posts not in keeping with their school "ethos"… ?
— Josephine Tovey (@Jo_Tovey) July 2, 2019
— Eric Wagner (@NotEricWagner) July 2, 2019
What would give the schools the right to curtail the speech of children while outside of their purview? Why would we punish children academically for social transgressions online while at home? By what measure is a child's privacy less important than foul language?
— Chris Franklin (@Campster) July 2, 2019
no way i would trust a school to not weaponize that info against kids they didn't like.
— JAKE J ▶︎ gato roboto (@jakejuliett) July 2, 2019
hello officer
— Rev. 雾罂粟 DD (@poppy_haze) July 2, 2019
1. Who defines a school's "ethos?"
2. Who determines what violates a school's ethos?
3. How far would the school be authorized to go in punishing behavior deemed unacceptable?
4. How extensive are these spot checks? Why not continuously monitor everyone?5. This is ridiculous…
— Bryan Fisher (@thefisherbee) July 3, 2019
Seriously, absolutely not. A thousand times over, no. This is not the domain of the school. The schools can go straight to hell in this regard.
— WildWiredWeasel (@WildWiredWeasel) July 3, 2019
That assumes two things: one, that kids are great with assessing future risk and tempering their behaviour (which they are not, and neither are adults), and two, that teachers could distinguish crudeness from impenetrable slang and Fortnite references.
— Andrew P Street (@AndrewPStreet) July 2, 2019
I'm willing to bet North Korea does this already. Maybe we can get some tips from them on hoe to make it work here. Perhaps we can turn the migrant detention centers into gulags for teenage social media dissenters plus two generations of their families. Just spit-ballin here.
— Born Free, Will Stay Free (@sggmom1) July 2, 2019
From the country that brought us nationwide gun buybacks ?
— (((L.N. Smithee))) (@LNSmithee) July 2, 2019
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