Parental handwringing is dangerous. I can speak to it in my own life-- my parents actually kept me from using a computer for any reason other than homework for a significant portion of my high school years. I didn't discover programming until I was 24. I don't know if I would've discovered it in High School, but it seems likely that it wouldn't have taken as long as it did. I've always felt behind the curve in my career, struggling. I think part of the blame rests with my parents keeping me from technology growing up.
Why Social Media Is Not Smart for Middle School Kids
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#12I suppose the article is written by someone in the US? If so middle school is (in most states) from year 6 or 7 to year 8 or 9, i.e. roughly equivalent (for those who live in a country where middle school doesn't exist) to the last year of primary and the first couple of years of high, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_education_in_the_Uni...
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#13Should the minimum age for social media be 18? The minimum is current 13, per COPPA.
Nah, it'd basically be impossible to enforce, and usage of it in moderation seems perfectly fine. I mean, how many people do you actually know who care about COPPA or the age restrictions associated with? Probably not very many; even in the olden forums of internet forums most kids just said they were in their 20s or 30s and skipped past any terms and conditions.
>It'd basically be impossible to enforce,
Microsoft's Face API can detect age. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/cognitive-service...
So, automatically flag accounts with a face that is <18, and force age verification. Facebook already has identity verification mechanisms.
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#14I suppose the article is written by someone in the US? If so middle school is (in most states) from year 6 or 7 to year 8 or 9, i.e. roughly equivalent (for those who live in a country where middle school doesn't exist) to the last year of primary and the first couple of years of high, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_education_in_the_Uni...
Is giving smartphone to 7 yo a thing ?
A friend of mine have an iPhone to his kid on his 9th birthday and, despite the fact that his son is really smart, I thought it was way to early to give a child a smartphone. The parents were going through a divorce, so it was a classical « I’m better than your mom » bad attitude, but still.
I hope when the times come my own kids won’t be to needy on this, because I’m thinking like the author of the post and if I can, they’re going to wait sometimes before getting any.
After all, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs prohibited smartphones and pads for their kids. There’s a reason behind that...
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#15I suppose the article is written by someone in the US? If so middle school is (in most states) from year 6 or 7 to year 8 or 9, i.e. roughly equivalent (for those who live in a country where middle school doesn't exist) to the last year of primary and the first couple of years of high, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_education_in_the_Uni...
Is giving smartphone to 7 yo a thing ? A friend of mine have an iPhone to his kid on his 9th birthday and, despite the fact that his son is really smart, I thought it was way to early to give a child a smartphone. The parents were going through a divorce, so it was a classical « I’m better than your mom » bad attitude, but still. I hope when the times come my own kids won’t be to needy on this, because I’m thinking l…
I just realised that my previous comment might be confusing: "year 7" is the 7th year of schooling so, (depending on the country) kids would be around 10 to 12 years of age.