The end

Every single person is unique in his or her own special way; with that, each person learns differently. Cyber School is a new alternative to the conventional and mainstream schooling; it is becoming more popular. If the so-called ‘old’ school system does not suit a particular person, Cyber School is a great alternative along with home schooling.

Although I see many positive elements that can be attributed with cyber school, like if a person is participating in many extra curricular activities that take a lot of time out of the day, I keep wondering whether the same person would get as much out of cyber school as they would in the conventional school system. To me, when I think of Cyber School, I think of starring at a computer screen for the majority of the day. Whether or not you can see your teacher from an Ipod or not, having the face to face communication and learning sociability skills is an essential tool that is necessary to function in society. I think that sitting in a class setting with students that are the same age allows for communication skills to develop and enables the internalization of information to occur much smoother.

I was always taught in the conventional system and am quite pleased with the experiences that I was exposed to. Especially now, I am enjoying life as a University student and appreciate lectures that include the participation of the student body. I find that remember the information easier and for longer periods of time if I am engaged in the topic and if I can relate it to my life. The topic of cyberspace for a class was an interesting one at that and I am so happy with everything that I have taken from it. Thank you Paul for another amazing class. I had a blast!

Intrusion

After listening to the identity theft presentation dealing with privacy policies and facebook I realized that I am one of the people that is concerned about my privacy, however I do not read the privacy policies before I subscribe to Facebook or other websites like it. I used to read them, but they sound so alike. It is as if I am hearing a broken record. I suppose I should read them in the event that the policy mentions something different or new.

Never in my wildest dreams did I think a personal Facebook profile could be used as a reason not to hire an individual. I think it is unethical and an invasion of privacy. I am well aware that what I place on the Internet, while it might be intended for a certain group of people, is open to whoever wants to see it. I was surprised to find out that although a person such as myself places the strictest privacy protection on my Facebook, that there are still ways of finding out who I am and other sorts of personal information.

It is scary. What kind of a world are we living in these days? It seems like anything I do or say can be used against me at any time. I really object to a potential employer basing his or her decision on the information or pictures on a Facebook profile. It is immoral and it disgusts me.