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Internet education as normal as drivers ed? Interesting comparison. Drivers ed has been completely phased OUT of schools in my state and the states near me. Too much of a drain on school resources, so they are contracting it out to fly by night companies which are difficult to schedule with. Kids have to wait forever to get the afterschool driving experience. And they can test out of the three week class if they read the drivers handbook and pass an easy test.
On the other hand, teaching internet safety EVERY YEAR is complete overkill......I can't imagine what they are going to say NEW to each year of children. The kids will hear the same thing year after year and will soon be tuning it all out. Better to just let the teachers incorporate admonishments and instruction into their regular lessons. Our schools are overloaded as is. When we add in blocks for internet classes, we have to take something else out. I see kids learning less and less academic material in VA when this comes in.......with all the new programs about so many peripherals, who has time to teach math anymore? Very few schools
Virginia Schools To Teach Internet Safety
I think this is a GREAT WONDERFUL THING!!!! it needs to be done in more states so that people are made aware of how to use tthe internet and be safe the Internet is a wonderful tool so lets teach people how to use it