Op-Ed Columnist - The Medium Is the Medium - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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It’s the change in the way the students see themselves as they build a home library. They see themselves as readers, as members of a different group.
Sexting is just the silent canary in the coal mine. It's the sign, not the cause, of the dangerously cavalier attitudes toward sex and sexuality that have been building up in teen culture for years now. The only surefire cure is a full-blown evacuation -- a complete retreat from the mainstream movies, videos, video games and songs of the day that sexualize kids before they've even reached puberty (or, in some cases, potty training).
