In school, the list of approved, curriculum sites might be provided by the staff. At home the list may be negotiated as parent and child browse sites together. Each good site is bookmarked for future visits. The approach is akin to family discussion and selection of acceptable television programs. For more, check out the June issue . . .
Children can learn to filter for themselves.
Ultimately, we expect that young children will become young adults charged with the responsibility of making good judgments about the media bombardment which comes from a dozen sources besides the Internet. As young people pass through adolescence, parents can challenge them to help form and then apply a list of criteria for acceptable sites. Return to the index for this issue. Materials published in From Now On may be duplicated in hard copy format if unchanged in format and content for educational, non-profit school district use only. All other uses, transmissions and duplications are prohibited unless permission is granted expressly.