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> No, it really doesn't, which is why I prefaced it with talking about being flip. Preface or not, it still reads like that. You're extolling one principle. I
by Xylakant 7y ago
> No, it really doesn't, which is why I prefaced it with talking about being flip.
Preface or not, it still reads like that. You're extolling one principle. I entirely agree that privacy is important but should be upheld. But there are other conflicting principles at work here - the list here is in no way complete.
* The right to privacy.
* The right of pupils to receive an education
* The right of teachers to limit the amount of work and energy they need to put into their work.
* The right of teachers and pupils (and the general public) to stay at home and evade infection.
So glorifying one principle at the expense of others is at best problematic. What's the point of upholding one principle and ignore that at the moment, it conflicts with others?
And that's why your absolutism on one principle to me still reads flip - or at least ill considered - even if you preface it with "I don't want to be flip."
- hobs 7y agoIf your principles are in conflict, I suggest recognizing that not all of them are actually principles, which is what I poorly communicated.
- Xylakant 7y agoOk, but then you cannot have any principles, because even the principles laid out in the declaration of human rights are in conflict to each other.
- CJefferson 7y agoBy that argument, does anyone have any software principals? I mean, if someon told me "use software product X, or I will horribly kill you and everyone you love", I'm going to use the software.
- floatingatoll 7y agoThere's a missing entry here which most teachers recognize as essential, and many privacy advocates would reject as unacceptable: * The right of teachers to monitor their students activities during class. (Also: Your list is unreadable due to the use of code no-wrap formatting. Please don't use code indents for blockquoted normal text.)