The Measuring National Well-being - Children's Well-being
(2012) by the UK government states that “Data from Understanding Society showed
that in the UK 96 per cent of children aged 10 to 15 years had computer access
at home.”
With these statistics are we giving children too
much freedom with technology so much that their education could be hindered. For
obvious reasons, children would prefer to go online than study for exams and do
their homework.
Homework is vital for children to have a further
understanding of what was taught during their last lesson. However, if the
child is struggling for whatever reason their friends can help or they could
look at a website relevant to what they need to know. The internet is going to
be around for a long time, children will need to know how to use it in order to
obtain information.
However, the internet is an iceberg, many dangers
linger beneath the surface which can harm them mentally, emotionally and maybe
even physically. Children need to be safe online and know where to spot the
dangers and when to stop what they are doing.
Cyber bullying is also a common
issue amongst young people, this is often not spoken about by victims and they
think it will just go away but it is a big problem. This can affect their
school life because they will not want to attend school, which we cannot allow
to happen.
references:
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171766_283988.pdf
(accessed: 10/01/2015)
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