Comments on: DetentionSlip.org, please stop the comment spam!

By: mister teacher

mister teacher — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000

Hahaha, I had wondered if I was the only one…

By: Marshall

Marshall — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000

@DetentionSlip.org.
The last comment on the original post is the key here. I am one that has never visited your site mostly due to the constant references. It kind of reminds me of that student that is always demanding attention, and you just get worn down, not impressed. I agree with Scott, however, that if you are contributing to the conversation and have a legitimate connection to make, I’d follow that. Contributing means more, however, than, “Check out my site.”

By: Dana Huff

Dana Huff — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000

Thanks for the heads up. I’ll keep my eyes open for comments from this site.

By: eduwonkette

eduwonkette — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000

Hi Scott,

I really have to disagree that this site is providing content that enriches the discussion about public education. In large measure, the site focuses on tales of teacher misconduct. Rather than discussing these stories in a productive way, something that your site has consistently done (i.e. your post on the cell phone videos taken by students) the goal is to discredit teachers and public education in general.

There are 3.2 million teachers in America, and even if .1% of them did egregious things, we would still see about 2 stories for every day of the school year. What’s the point of focusing on these stories when they are no way typical of the behavior of public educators?

By: Justin B.

Justin B. — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000

I am in 100% total agreement with Eduwonkette here and I do not use Dentition Slip for any of my school law classes. Sure, there are lots of educational law stories that pass through there, but frankly I don’t want my teachers/administrators being exposed to that filth.

I really, really dislike Detention Slip. It is a 99% negative site and almost seems allergic to posting anything whatsoever positive about schools. And then it has the audacity to call itself “education news.” Hardly. It is worse than Drudge in my opinion and is in it for the pure shock value to generate site hits to generate dollars. It is nothing more than a 21st century supermarket tabloid seeking to make money off of people’s ignorance and fear.

It should not be included in any educational best lists, I don’t care what its Technorati rating is. I am fine with all voices being heard in the educational blogosphere no matter what the background or the opinion … but a prerequisite to me for considering anything a legitimate educational blog is having the best interest of kids at heart. Detention Slip does not in my opinion and is nothing more than a leech profiting by sucking the blood out of education.

By: Marshall

Marshall — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000

So given that the general opinion is that Detention Slip (DS) is not a productive member of at least this site, is there an opportunity to learn here? The comment Justin left about tabloids simply begs me to ask if this is the “counterproductive part” of every “productive” medium. Is this type of thing the price we pay – and must live with – for the advancement in technology communications. No perfect anything, right? So maybe DS is the Howard Stern of the blogosphere. Some will live to follow the crap, and although not responsible or ethical, it will draw an audience.

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000

Scott, you’re being far kinder than I would be. I don’t know what blogging platform you use, but perhaps it’s time to add this site to the spam list that automatically filters that stuff out.

By: Miguel Guhlin

Miguel Guhlin — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000

Why just NOT subscribe? That sends a clear message. I just scanned the site…interesting reading. Why must edubloggers always focus on the positive, education reform topics?

However, this site is more about advertising. Simply, he’s out to make money. Not a bad thing, just an act that I find problematic for edubloggers. Personally, I’m looking for noncommercial reading from edubloggers.

What’s disappointing is that if the best blog awards wasn’t rigged–and I suspect it was without any evidence to back up that suspicion–then why was there so little awareness of “education blogs” as alternatives to racy, salacious content and photos like the ones on Detentionslip?

Miguel

By: J. Calderon

J. Calderon — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000

I get the gist of your post so it surprises me that you link back to that site so much here.

By: Hall Monitor

Hall Monitor — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000

All,

First, thank you for the numerous links you have provided for DetentionSlip. We are excited to begin this new partnership towards improving the education system.

We are sorry if we have irritated the online community, but still strongly feel it is important to communicate these stories to the reading audience. Although there are multiple issues facing the state education, if we do not take time to address these small problems that occur daily across the country, then we are pretending they do not exist altogether. Many of these incidents can be avoided and changed for the positive if we begin to address the policies in place and accept that change is necessary for improvement.

While all education sites offer this premise, we believe it takes a DetentionSlip to ruffle the feathers, and hopefully ultimately, open some eyes. Unfortunately, it sometimes takes more than one trip to the Principals office to learn your lesson.