However, close supervision is absolutely essential , as well as an agreement between parents and school staff regarding acceptable use. As a mother of four, I strongly believe children shouldn't have access to the Internet at school. Higher institutes, employers, even ministries can tell you they have a real problem with adults who download pornography from the Internet . Children have much to gain as well as much to lose from accessing the Internet. Yet school remains possibly the best place for such usage , since use of the Net is monitored by teachers.
Few parents stand guard over their children's computer activities, no matter how well-intentioned.
Shari Hazelton Homeschooler, professional counselor My children can access museums, libraries, research centers, homework helplines, and many other wonderful resources on the Internet . But if they inadvertently access a bad website, they know to exit immediately. We try to use every negative experience to explore our faith so they get a clearer sense of what we believe, why we believe it, and how we should live it out. As a business education teacher in a public high school, I'm doing my students a disservice if I don't expose them to the technology available in the workplace. However, I won't allow my students to visit certain questionable or explicit websites, which sparks questions that allow me to speak about my faith.