parental control

It is my opinion that parents should not monitor everything their middle school children write online. I personally believe that children, regardless of what grade they are in, should have some type of freedom in what they say and where they say it. I think that it is a good thing that children in the middle school age level are opening up and letting their peers and other individuals in their lives and what is happening to them. According to Emily Nussbaum, in her article, she states the "the solution is not to fight this technological loss of privacy, but to give in and embrace it: to stop worrying and love the Web" (Kline, 351). I could not agree more with her in this statement. I feel as though it’s a good thing for children to get their feelings and emotions out for people to read. Although most of the time the children are not necessarily writing to please people and get their feedback, it is nice to know children are expressing how they feel. Therefore, parents should not be worried about what is going on in their children’s online lives unless there is cause for some suspicion. Most sites have privacy settings, and it is my belief that children are smart enough to make the decision to set them if they are not comfortable with everyone reading what they have to say. I feel as though parents should back off and let their children live their lives and let them make decisions on their own.. with a little guidance every once and a while