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Monday, May 14, 2007
School’s (Almost) Out For Summer
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Hard to believe the school year is almost over. But, by the end of next week, most students in the metro Atlanta area will be starting summer break. Kinda gives you that gosh-there’s-still-so-much-I-need-to-do feeling, doesn’t it?
Well, here’s another assignment to add to your organizer before the academic year ends: Write a guest blog for Get Schooled.
Seriously, folks, if there’s an education issue you’ve been dying to vent about or a particularly potent point you’ve just gotta make “jim d” and “SET” listen to, now’s the time to do it. Send your sparkling commentary to me (bgutierrez@ajc.com) by the end of the week and you could be blogmaster for a day.
Now what are you waiting for?
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Our Cheating Culture: What To Do?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Ever had one of those now-I’ve-heard-it-all moments? I just had one after reading AJC religion reporter John Blake’s story about pastors who plagiarize.
Seems the pilfering of preachers’ prose has proliferated with the rise of the Internet. Some Web sites even let tech-savvy priests purchase inspirational words.
As I read the article, I couldn’t help thinking about how easy new technology — say, the Internet, Blackberries and iPods — has made cheating in school. Nowadays, any student can copy and paste a term paper with a few clicks of a computer mouse or access e-mail and text messages with a cell phone during a test.
The Associated Press recently reported that some high schools are even banning digital music devices now because kids were using them to store electronic cheat sheets.
But instead of constantly adding to the list of educational contraband, shouldn’t parents, teachers and administrators just do more to ensure a campus culture where honesty is the only norm?
