[Yr7-10it] block it all

[victor rajewski]

Eh; I'm getting increasingly tempted to show my students how to
circumvent any firewall restrictions using tor.

To top this off, I'm finding a large number of forum websites used for
technical support issues are blocked. I mean, really. At least we
still have email, or, if they block that, fax machines ;-)

On 3/1/07, Costello, Rob R <Costello.Rob.R at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:
> Reading about more filtering -
>
> http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/youtube-ban-for-victorian-schools
> /2007/03/01/1172338754827.html
>
> Personally, I think every student should be satisfied with 24/7 access
> to the official VELS site, and maybe the curriculum planning guidelines
>
> What more could they ask for?
>
> Google, blogs, email, flickr, and all such web 2 apps should be banned
> by decree
>
> They might be used to communicate - and the risk of communicating is too
> high
>
> I look forward to a world in which every interesting and interactive web
> site is finally blocked, and we all have handheld devices, on which we
> can access an approved list of 3 sites
>
> Paper and pen might also need banning, as there are reliable reports of
> these media being used for obscene drawing and note passing in class
>
> Rob
>
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