There is a big challenge for schools in the realm of purity, technology, and pornography. It is technically their job to teach these things? Public schools have so much to cover - especially in an era of state mandated testing to judge schools. Adding topics that can easily be considered issues of morality just causes more problems. In private and parochial schools, the answer is not much clearer. While they may have more leeway to cover topics like these, it still is on the border of what should be taught at home. However, with the explosion of technology, schools cannot ignore the problem. Cell phones, iPods, portable gaming systems, inexpensive laptops. All of those things have flooded the campus with new sources of problems. It is no longer a child sneaking an adult magazine in their backpack. Now they can access websites, take illicit photos of classmates and distribute them, or clandestinely update their Facebook during class.
Schools are still are fighting a losing battle if there is not follow up at home. It is essential that there is parent partnering on these issues. And this brings another set of problems. Parents do not understand what they are doing, more often than not. They want to give their kids good things, so they buy them iPhones and other smart phones. They buy iPod Touches. But they don't even know what they are capable of. We have developed several tools that schools can use. There are lessons that can teach their students, parents, and teachers about technology and safety. These can be done in chapel, assembly, or special events. And we have developed the Technology Safety Team - a group of superheroes to show children in grades 1-5 how to establish safe technology habits. We love working with schools and ultimately want to see our TST materials in schools across the nation.
Schools are still are fighting a losing battle if there is not follow up at home. It is essential that there is parent partnering on these issues. And this brings another set of problems. Parents do not understand what they are doing, more often than not. They want to give their kids good things, so they buy them iPhones and other smart phones. They buy iPod Touches. But they don't even know what they are capable of. We have developed several tools that schools can use. There are lessons that can teach their students, parents, and teachers about technology and safety. These can be done in chapel, assembly, or special events. And we have developed the Technology Safety Team - a group of superheroes to show children in grades 1-5 how to establish safe technology habits. We love working with schools and ultimately want to see our TST materials in schools across the nation.
