I can't even believe that today is the Monday before Thanksgiving! Insanity!
I had the best moment this morning. One of our METCO students came up to me and proudly told me that she went to the MFA over the weekend. She said, "Miss. Donahue, I found out that the MFA was free this weekend AND that there was a new wing - so I went!" I almost started to cry right then and there! Here's a glimpse of our conversation:
me: You did!? That's fantastic!
student: Yup! And I saw Monet's paintings IN PERSON!
me: Oh! Don't you just love Monet's work? Aren't they so much better in person?
student: Oh, Miss Donahue, they were so beautiful!
me: so, will you be going back to the museum again?
student: YES! And, have you ever seen the stair case at the front of the building?
me: I sure have! Isn't it beautiful?
student: So beautiful - did you see the paintings on the ceiling at the top of the stairs?
me: I sure did! So detailed, aren't they?
student: Yes! I don't even know how they got up there!
It turned out that this was the first time that the student had EVER been in a museum. She told me that she was inspired to go after seeing my weather presentation! YES! I made a difference!
Well, I finally read up on the Newton Public School's Internet policy. The document is really geared toward parents and students. The verbiage geared toward parents is more, "don't worry, we only allow your students to look at educational sites." The verbiage geared toward students is more, "don't even try to look at inappropriate websites because we've already blocked them."
What I did find interesting is that all communication is stored on a Newton server and all data is stored. The policy also reminds students/parents/staff that email is not a private form of communication, and that Newton will retrieve and share this information with city, state and national agencies if necessary. Specifically, users are not to share passwords, forward chain letters, use profane language, look at pornography/inappropriate websites, destroy data of other users, or hack into others' data.
It was good for me to read the policy, and something for me to make sure to do wherever I work.
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