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I found an interesting article regarding the recognition of students via the internet entitled Robbing Students of Recognition. I think the article opens up a very interesting debate. There is no question that we have responsibilities to protect the students but I have to agree with the author that we need to also have a responsibility to promote their accomplishments. Locally, we have no problem promoting students accomplishments via newsletters and community newspapers, but I agree we become reluctant when utilizing the internet for the same reason. As use of the internet and its relative popularity continue to grow i hope that we will understand that there are so many more positives with the use of the internet that greatly outweigh the negatives. This will not lessen our responsibility to the students and our inherent obligation to protect them, but I am hopeful, as educators, we can recognize the many positive aspects and therefore positive outcomes of utilizing the internet for student recognition.