[wplug] computer use for the young

[Vanco, Donald]

Teodorski, Chris wrote:
> Personally, I've found this whole thread very
> amusing....although I do tend to agree with Don's comments
> regarding the tire iron.  Unrestricted, uncontrolled access
> to television and the Internet by children is absolutely a bad idea.
	But a child instilled with strong values and (egad!) morals should
theoretically be safe just about anywhere.  One of my sisters was able to it
with 4 kids. Thanks to the tutelage of the parents, the kids made the
appropriate choices in life.  

	If you (and I mean "you" as a generalization) think that removing
the Internet (or TV) from your home solves any but limited "exposure issues"
you're sadly mistaken - unless, of course, you plan to control your kid 24x7
and never let him/her enter a store, a school, a library, or a "fiends"
home.  Lots of folks do try this, and you occasionally hear of them on the
news when they get busted for having a kid locked in a closet or chained to
a basement wall.

	It's easier to put on slippers than it is to carpet the world.....
Don



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanco, Donald [mailto:VANCOD at pios.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 3:29 PM
> To: 'wplug at wplug.org'
> Subject: RE: [wplug] computer use for the young
> 
> squeegy-wplug wrote:
>> I don't remember writing that TV had no merits, nor that all media on
>> tape or DVD was devoid of merits.  As to what to what you like to do
>> when you can't watch your tv, that is your own choice.
> 	Thanks to Linux it's not a concern any more - I have two TiVos and a
> dual LNB satellite dish - my evenings are 100% filled with rich,
> savory television.
> 
>> Personnally I
>> can think of alot of things more interesting then eating dirt or
>> picking fuzz, but hey you know what you like.
> 	Fortunately, I wasn't cloistered as a child, deprived of input and
> stimulus beyond what my parents could envision as worthy, so my
> development went far beyond dirt & fuzz, but sometimes you just can't
> get any better than "the good old days".
> 
>> Of course this discussion is silly.  you have no chance in the world
>> of changing my mind and I have no chance in the world of changing
>> yours, unless of course I put it on tv.
> 	Well, as long as it didn't conflict with re-runs of "Fiends" or
> "Seinfeld" I /might/ tune in.  Maybe you could do a script treatment
> for South Park - that would rock!
> 
> Don
> 
> 
> 
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