We have seen 5 and 6 years old children owning very expensive devices , parents usually support this by answering “all the other kids have it” or “they need this so I can contact them when they are walking home from school.” But many have not given their children the guidance to use it safely and responsibly. Most parents are eager to learn how to do this, but they lack the knowledge of how to do it . Children are growing with technology devices in their hands without being constantly educated.
We need to work as a community and educate ourselves in order to approach it.
Are we educating our children´s capacity to use technology in a respectful and responsible way? We definitely cannot wait until it is too late, schools and parents need to work together in this matter. “Students need to learn trust, respect and responsibility for technology. Many of the social situations that come up in a school where computers are the only conduit of information must be addressed earlier rather than later, and parents and teachers need to be leading the way” – Holly Korbey. There is so much to teach and so much to learn about technology and its boundaries.
We invite you to read Teaching respect and Responsibility even to digital natives by Holly Korbey
