Mind the gap: The perils of failing to keep pace with your child online
Mind the gap: The perils of failing to keep pace with your child online
A co-ed school in northwest London. There are more than a hundred
10-to-13-year- old children in morning assembly. “Who here has been bullied
on the internet or knows someone who has?” asks Professor Tanya Byron. Half
the children raise their hands and the rest look around nervously. “Who here
has met a complete stranger online and then in real life?” A few hands rise.
“How many of you can hack through internet filters?” Ten hands. “Who helps
their parents work the computer?” A forest of hands. “Who here has a mobile
phone or a games console or an MP3 player?” All the hands shoot up again.
“Who has ever been asked by a teacher to use these to help with their school
work?” A couple of hands rise.
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