As always, your takes are so thought-provoking and timely. I think a lot about the weird standard kids are perceived to have, as if they are not expected to be really involved in these conversations even though they're ironically the most involved in technology nowadays. Drawing a fine line for that is important, but control gives the opposite effect and shuns away opportunities for growth!
That’s a good point! Young people have a very different relationship with tech and media than their teachers or parents, so we also need to approach online safety and digital literacy education differently with them.
For example: different generations have very different issues wrt misinformation online. Whereas older generations typically face challenges with identifying and validating potential falsehoods, younger people tend to be more skeptical and struggle with knowing what/whom to trust at all.
As always, your takes are so thought-provoking and timely. I think a lot about the weird standard kids are perceived to have, as if they are not expected to be really involved in these conversations even though they're ironically the most involved in technology nowadays. Drawing a fine line for that is important, but control gives the opposite effect and shuns away opportunities for growth!
That’s a good point! Young people have a very different relationship with tech and media than their teachers or parents, so we also need to approach online safety and digital literacy education differently with them.
For example: different generations have very different issues wrt misinformation online. Whereas older generations typically face challenges with identifying and validating potential falsehoods, younger people tend to be more skeptical and struggle with knowing what/whom to trust at all.