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An E-Portfolio examining communication
Jaden Rankin-Wahlers
Why is It Even a Question?
"Why is It Even a Question?" is my first post in this blog series that serves as an introduction for the rest of my posts. This post explores some legal reasons for restricting the Freedom of Speech in schools. It also talks about my experiences with Penn State University limiting my Freedom of Speech. This post does a good job at explaining the history behind the problem to allow the audience to better understand the topic later down the road.
Do Students Have a Voice?
This blog, "Do Students Have a Voice?", explores the first amendment rights in schools for both teachers and students. I found this blog to be appropriate since my E-portfolio is taking a look at communication. This blog explores which ways students and faculty are limited in communication and explores if there are ever good reasons to limit the first amendment. Down below are links to some of my blog posts. To view the individual post, click on the title of the post listed above the brief description of the post. If you would like to view this blog in its entirety, click the title "Do Students Have a Voice?" above to bring you to the main page.
#YouCantTweetThat
This post explores two different cases where schools limited what was allowed to be said on Twitter. In both cases the tweets referred to school related subjects and both tweeters were originally punished, with most of the charges being dropped later. This post exemplifies the power words have and their impact. School officials were so affected by these tweets containing 140 characters or less, they took official action against people. As for how this post represents me, it shows my ability to frame arguments that leave it up to the reader to decide even though I have my own personal stake in the issue. Balancing information and opinion is always a struggle, but over the year I have come to strike this accord in a more balanced manner.
Casting a Spell On You
"Casting a Spell On You" is a post examining both Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Information in schools. The post itself is about a girl who blames her suspension on the fact the principal blames her for being a Wicca and casting a spell on her teacher who was later injured. I chose to share this post because I thought I did a good job examining the different sides of the issue and fleshing out the argument. There are two different sides to the story, one being the principal's and the second being the student's. I believe by presenting both sides and analyzing the argument this way, the reader is allowed to better make up his or her own mind. Too often what is read has bias in it and by doing my post this way, I have hoped to eliminate some of the bias and communicate information rather than opinion.
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