BLOCKED!!!

My county's school board has blocked yet another useful, educational webtool from our use: www.wikipedia.com.

It’s an exhaustive web encyclopedia that uses links, documents, and pictures to cross reference just about as much human knowledge as people can come up with. This is not “web page” or “blog.” It’s a professional resource, overseen by CEO’s, professors, doctors, and researchers, as well as hobbyists, practitioners, and experts.

Does the person in charge of banning websites have nothing better to do? I can’t even get a picture of a bird that shows up in one of our junior short stories from the National Bird Watching Society website (it’s a hobby, you know—wouldn’t want anyone learning anything about hobbies at school!).

I do a lot of my research for classes online at school (before and after). They’re basically gimping my access to webtools integral to research, study, and preparation…

Am I a little too upset by this? I guess so. I’ll just pop a copy of the Demi Moore version of The Scarlet Letter into the VCR. That’ll raise me some test grades!