I think people who use a computer for work and also view Internet porn should probably just invest in separate machines for both. Especially if their work is anywhere near a school, or children, or schoolchildren, or teachers, or an overhead projector.
Case in point:
An Arizona high school teacher, whose computer was linked with an overhead projector, left his machine running while he stepped out of the room. Shortly thereafter, naked ladies replaced pie charts and, for once, every student in the room faced forward and paid attention. The teacher has been assigned to a non-classroom position, pending an investigation. Does he get a computer for this new assignment?
For our next little demonstration of dangers in mixing impulse, technology, and education, my only advice is this: if you’re a school superintendent, don’t send emails suggesting you’d like to kill teachers.
The Catskill, N.Y., superintendent lived everybody’s worst nightmare and sent an email to some unintended recipients, namely, teachers, asking the intended recipient this rhetorical question: “Why don’t you kill these people,” referring to ... teachers. Ouch! She tried to retract the email and immediately apologized to the teachers who received it. But damn if that forward button isn't the most convenient double-edge sword ever -- can't live without it/can't keep your dignity with it! -- and now it's a pretty big deal for the entire district. Despite a public apology at a school board meeting, 100 teachers who have never made a regrettable mistake in their lives walked out.
