By the time students reach 7th grade, they've heard all the standard swear words on the school bus and the playground. That doesn't mean, however, that we want our children to become inured to vulgar speech. As in so many areas, there is a balancing act to be performed here: we want children to benefit from technological advances such as the ability to debate important issues with people around the globe, and yet we want to protect children from all the attendant dangers. The answer, I believe, is that parents must monitor their children's time on this site. Children should be taught that there are websites they are allowed to go to at any time, and websites that are allowed only when mom or dad is sitting right there.