Comments on: SNS: Schools encouraging parents to discourage children’s use http://virtuallydetached.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/sns-schools-encouraging-parents-to-discourage-childrens-use/ Connecting youth work and eParticipation Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:34:27 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: billybean http://virtuallydetached.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/sns-schools-encouraging-parents-to-discourage-childrens-use/#comment-8 billybean Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:34:27 +0000 http://virtuallydetached.wordpress.com/?p=48#comment-8 Hi! I'm frequently coming across people who think that the best way forward with both the internet and SNS is to restrict or deny access or disencourage participation in them. To my mind not the best thing to do with children, adults or young people (as MAS so eloquently puts it above) if we restrict all danger where are we headed? So- we're busy trying to educate safe use (which parents really need to know as it's going to happen anyway) and understanding. It's a bit like denying young people have relationships, whether virtually or in the real world. Hi! I’m frequently coming across people who think that the best way forward with both the internet and SNS is to restrict or deny access or disencourage participation in them. To my mind not the best thing to do with children, adults or young people (as MAS so eloquently puts it above) if we restrict all danger where are we headed?

So- we’re busy trying to educate safe use (which parents really need to know as it’s going to happen anyway) and understanding. It’s a bit like denying young people have relationships, whether virtually or in the real world.

]]> By: masyomo http://virtuallydetached.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/sns-schools-encouraging-parents-to-discourage-childrens-use/#comment-7 masyomo Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:22:37 +0000 http://virtuallydetached.wordpress.com/?p=48#comment-7 Its quite a sensible approach by the school - afterall they're clearly acting in the best interests of their students. I'm sure they've also closed their playgrounds, ensured that children don't interact in the streets coming and going to school, recommended to parents that their children don't use public transport or school buses and that they don't allow them to have access to a phone. By doing this they can ensure that their students will grow into well rounded individuals capable of handling whatever life throws at them - I really wish I'd gone to such a forward thinking school ;-) Its quite a sensible approach by the school – afterall they’re clearly acting in the best interests of their students. I’m sure they’ve also closed their playgrounds, ensured that children don’t interact in the streets coming and going to school, recommended to parents that their children don’t use public transport or school buses and that they don’t allow them to have access to a phone. By doing this they can ensure that their students will grow into well rounded individuals capable of handling whatever life throws at them – I really wish I’d gone to such a forward thinking school ;-)

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