Another Response to Aretia

Melanie Doucette said...

Hello, You pose the question: whose responsibility is it to assure that our children are practicing safe surfing? I think it is the responsibility of everyone who plays a significant part in the child's education. This includes parents, teachers, administrators, friends, extended family, etc.

I would like to point out an associated problem that is often overlooked in this situation. Sometimes the adults in these situations do not know much about cyber-safety themselves so they are not able to properly instruct others on the topic. If someone is in a position where they are responsible for a student accessing the internet, their first step should be to educate themselves on cyber-safety.

I know it may seem funny to think that an adult might not know much about cyber-safety, but just thinking about what some of my adult friends, who have kids, think is ok to post on the internet verifies for me that my original statement is to often the case. I actually had to inform my Aunt once that it was probably not a good idea for her teenage son to post his cell phone number on his publically accessible Facebook wall.

September 29, 2011 2:18 PM