Comments on: Children’s Letters to Raven-Symone VI http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/12/07/childrens-letters-to-raven-symone-vi/ Eric D. Snider's blog. Fri, 18 May 2012 02:42:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Timmy!!! http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/12/07/childrens-letters-to-raven-symone-vi/comment-page-1/#comment-5420 Timmy!!! Sun, 10 Dec 2006 14:13:14 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/12/07/childrens-letters-to-raven-symone-vi/#comment-5420 Anyone else notice the preponderance of really, really horrible names children are being given these days? I mean, Delanee? Eden? Asia? (I realize that one's been around a while, but still.) Kayleigh? There appears to be a direct correlation between the dumbness of your kid and the dumbness of her name. The only problem with that is that there are some perfectly normal names in there, too. So I guess my theory is worthless. Thank you for allowing me to waste your time, Eric, as you have wasted ours. Anyone else notice the preponderance of really, really horrible names children are being given these days? I mean, Delanee? Eden? Asia? (I realize that one’s been around a while, but still.) Kayleigh? There appears to be a direct correlation between the dumbness of your kid and the dumbness of her name. The only problem with that is that there are some perfectly normal names in there, too. So I guess my theory is worthless.

Thank you for allowing me to waste your time, Eric, as you have wasted ours.

]]> By: Naiah Earhart http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/12/07/childrens-letters-to-raven-symone-vi/comment-page-1/#comment-5250 Naiah Earhart Fri, 08 Dec 2006 20:29:42 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/12/07/childrens-letters-to-raven-symone-vi/#comment-5250 Wow, these just break my heart. I mean, on the one hand they are a good laugh. So good in fact that I read all the back entries. On the other, the recurring theme of these kids' hunger for contact from her, the validation it would give, just scares me. We're told that one of the best ways to keep our children on the straight and narrow, free from the lures and temptations of the world, is to give them a strong family identity. How many kids here are you hearing from who just don't have that, but are so hungry for it that they've gone looking for it from a celebrity via the internet? Some aspects, really really fundamental ones, are so broken... Wow, these just break my heart. I mean, on the one hand they are a good laugh. So good in fact that I read all the back entries. On the other, the recurring theme of these kids’ hunger for contact from her, the validation it would give, just scares me.

We’re told that one of the best ways to keep our children on the straight and narrow, free from the lures and temptations of the world, is to give them a strong family identity. How many kids here are you hearing from who just don’t have that, but are so hungry for it that they’ve gone looking for it from a celebrity via the internet?

Some aspects, really really fundamental ones, are so broken…

]]> By: Sharell http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/12/07/childrens-letters-to-raven-symone-vi/comment-page-1/#comment-5245 Sharell Fri, 08 Dec 2006 18:50:05 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/12/07/childrens-letters-to-raven-symone-vi/#comment-5245 To stupidramblings: I laughed so hard I cried. To stupidramblings:

I laughed so hard I cried.

]]> By: Sean http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/12/07/childrens-letters-to-raven-symone-vi/comment-page-1/#comment-5163 Sean Fri, 08 Dec 2006 03:23:26 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/12/07/childrens-letters-to-raven-symone-vi/#comment-5163 David, you could make me feel much more hopeful if you just claim all of these e-mails. If this is our future, I fear the day we retire and leave the world to these children. Apparently, "No Child Left Behind" and the standardized tests that were supposed to ensure that all of our children received a meaningful, Federally-subsidized education have followed the path of other government programs. I remember working on a defense contract and we had an important part that failed a stress test. This was at a time when it would have been very expensive to change anything. So our subcontractor said we needed to modify the test requirements to fit our data. Our government customer agreed, we modified the criteria, and that part is now fielded with the system. David, you could make me feel much more hopeful if you just claim all of these e-mails. If this is our future, I fear the day we retire and leave the world to these children. Apparently, “No Child Left Behind” and the standardized tests that were supposed to ensure that all of our children received a meaningful, Federally-subsidized education have followed the path of other government programs. I remember working on a defense contract and we had an important part that failed a stress test. This was at a time when it would have been very expensive to change anything. So our subcontractor said we needed to modify the test requirements to fit our data. Our government customer agreed, we modified the criteria, and that part is now fielded with the system.

]]> By: David Manning http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/12/07/childrens-letters-to-raven-symone-vi/comment-page-1/#comment-5142 David Manning Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:27:34 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/12/07/childrens-letters-to-raven-symone-vi/#comment-5142 I think that the "teacher" email was sent by someone just playing along. One of my Raven emails is on this site--I won't say which one... I think that the
“teacher” email was sent by someone just playing along. One of my Raven emails is on this site–I won’t say which one…

]]> By: William Goss http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/12/07/childrens-letters-to-raven-symone-vi/comment-page-1/#comment-5141 William Goss Thu, 07 Dec 2006 23:57:05 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/12/07/childrens-letters-to-raven-symone-vi/#comment-5141 Oh, to feel better about myself. Oh, to feel better about myself.

]]> By: card http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/12/07/childrens-letters-to-raven-symone-vi/comment-page-1/#comment-5133 card Thu, 07 Dec 2006 21:49:19 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/12/07/childrens-letters-to-raven-symone-vi/#comment-5133 Okay, I lied. All over isn't quite it. But, it is posted: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060620123805AAXKe9t and http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/clubs/club.php?NomClub=THAT'S%20SO%20RAVEN%20FAN%20CLUB Okay, I lied. All over isn’t quite it. But, it is posted:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060620123805AAXKe9t

and

http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/clubs/club.php?NomClub=THAT'S%20SO%20RAVEN%20FAN%20CLUB

]]> By: card http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/12/07/childrens-letters-to-raven-symone-vi/comment-page-1/#comment-5132 card Thu, 07 Dec 2006 21:41:20 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/12/07/childrens-letters-to-raven-symone-vi/#comment-5132 You do realize that this e-mail address has been posted all over the web now on her fan sites and such, right? So, just because someone gets this address, doesn't mean that they've actually even been to Eric's site. Yes, it has progressed that far. You do realize that this e-mail address has been posted all over the web now on her fan sites and such, right? So, just because someone gets this address, doesn’t mean that they’ve actually even been to Eric’s site. Yes, it has progressed that far.

]]> By: Jason Wright http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/12/07/childrens-letters-to-raven-symone-vi/comment-page-1/#comment-5106 Jason Wright Thu, 07 Dec 2006 17:37:20 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/12/07/childrens-letters-to-raven-symone-vi/#comment-5106 I'm concerned that a teacher...someone who teaches our children (not that I have any) thought this e-mail address was real. These are always some of my favorite blog entries. I don't care if Katherine is someone playing along or not, that was just funny. I’m concerned that a teacher…someone who teaches our children (not that I have any) thought this e-mail address was real. These are always some of my favorite blog entries. I don’t care if Katherine is someone playing along or not, that was just funny.

]]> By: Tanya http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/12/07/childrens-letters-to-raven-symone-vi/comment-page-1/#comment-5103 Tanya Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:06:04 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2006/12/07/childrens-letters-to-raven-symone-vi/#comment-5103 I'm slightly (SLIGHTLY) sympathetic to the kids who email. After all, I expect children to be clueless. But the one from the teacher is great. It fills my soul with warm fuzzies to know that such a person is guiding the education of the growing generation. It also explains a lot. I’m slightly (SLIGHTLY) sympathetic to the kids who email. After all, I expect children to be clueless. But the one from the teacher is great. It fills my soul with warm fuzzies to know that such a person is guiding the education of the growing generation. It also explains a lot.

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