Dear FRONTLINE,
I just wanted to stick something up here about my own experience...
I've been online since I was in my early teenaged years. I just turned 18 back in August. I only recently got a MySpace, last summer to be exact. And regardless, I've still been the victim of cyberbullying attacks and stalking. It isn't a matter of actually putting the information out there to be attacked. No, I never gave out information online to anyone I didn't know in real life. If you have a screen name online, chances are you'll be hit with it at some point. It's not a thing where you can screen for the idiots out there who want to actually hurt and humiliate kids.
, Pennsylvania
Dear FRONTLINE,
I'm usually very impressed with the reporting that Frontline provides but this episode was much ado about nothing. I look to Frontline for the indepth reports on important topics that affect all of us but this episode was right up there with all the scare tactics I expect from afternoon TV, like Oprah and Dr. Phil.
Way to go Frontline, you've taken away my last bastion of true reporting and lowered yourself to hype. You guys are my last handhold. All the other mainstream news channels have been taken over by ratings or their owners. If I can't count on you to provide me with "real" news, I don't know where I'll go. Sigh!!!!
Tim Tuttle
Boise, Idaho
Dear FRONTLINE,
How stupid are these kids that they photograph and tape everything then expect parents and others not to find out about it, and then go "oh that was dumb". A little forethought goes a long ways especially when you have a worldwide audience. Or are brains totally lacking in this generation?
st louis, mo
Dear FRONTLINE,
That mother from Chatham, NJ is in serious denial. Her kids obviously despise her, she needs to step back and let them be the adults they clearly already are. I can tell I am the same age and economic status as she is and yet cannot imagine having such a domineering and hostile mother as she clearly is to her children. I truly pity them.
J. R.
New York, NY
Dear FRONTLINE,
Parents are always looking for a reason for their mistakes... Before it was video games and now its social networking sites. Parents seem to think that their children are completely blind to the dangers of social networking. Parents are overbearing enough as it is, let your kids have one little shred of freedom and stop using it as an excuse for your parenting. Parents fail to notice that when you suffocate your children with rules, the moment that they taste freedom they will be 10x worse than if you hadnt been so overprotective.
Ryan Gast
Midland, MI
Dear FRONTLINE,
This program really reflected my teaching experience. Teachers are caught in a bind between using internet resources to teach students and ensuring that students have the necessary reading skills to succeed in college. A great deal of students are struggling with reading skills due to abusive use with computers.
Jeremy Kasperson
Fargo, North Dakota