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>Mark--
>
>I think unsupervised access *is* a real issue, especially for K-12 students
>and those in 3rd world countries (like here) where the govt. could chop
>the cable if they felt people were doing uncool things, security-wise or
>morally. When it comes to technology, students in general are far more
>sophisticated than their parents or (dare I say it?) their teachers.
>In the U.S. context, though, I *despise* this notion of "in loco parentis"
>(sp?) when it comes to teaching kids to do things responsibly. If you've
>got a gun in the house, you either lock it up or teach the kid what it does.
>Same goes for computers, IMHO. If the parents don't want to take the
>responsibility, then I'd say "lock it up". It beats getting sued.
>
>Kate (sorry to be so cynical) ;>
>kate@auc-acs.eun.eg
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The other alternative is for parents - and it is the parents responsibilty
- is to use software to make it difficult for the kids to go where they
aren't suppose to.  I say make it difficult, because things change too
quickly for parents to stop it.  Check out http://www.solidoak.com/.  They
have software specificaly for this purpose.  And I know they are not the
only one's that have these types of products.

Solid Oak's Internet product, called CYBERsitter., only costs $39.95 and a
fully functional evaluation copy can be downloaded for free.  For a little
piece of mind, it's cheap at twice the price.  Check it out.




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