Question for all High School Students?

[jaoblia]

Nintey percent of my teachers give us incredibly short lessons in the computer lab leaving lots of free time. They have blocked the usual stuff but I just use that time to read webcomics.

 

[silv]

Most sites at my school are blocked. The escapist(D and facebook are blocked but as of a couple months ago Youtube was unblocked strangely enough.

 

[C2Ultima]

I agree that the computers in the school should only be used for educational purposes, but what about personally owned devices? There is no reason you shouldn't be allowed to use an iPod or Laptop to browse the web during free time.

 

[Vilcus]

Most sites at my school are blocked. The escapist(D and facebook are blocked but as of a couple months ago Youtube was unblocked strangely enough.

Same thing happened at my High School before I graduated. Teachers were saying that they'd like to use Youtube as a teaching aid, and so they pretty much forced the School District to unblock Youtube. It was nice, but I gruaduated that year so I didn't really get to enjoy it too much. Only went on during my spares and listened to music with my headphones on while doing other schoolwork. Also strangely enough Facebook wasn't blocked because all the teachers liked to use it to. Always thought that was funny.

OT: I personally understand blocking most sites, but things like Youtube can be easily monitored by the teacher. Just go around the room and look at everyone's tabs, or minimized windows. If you're just attentive they can't hide it unless they close it when you come around, and even then at least you're making it a hassle for them.