As someone who didn’t have a smartphone until age 22 I can assure you that whatever advantage is gained in media literacy is far, far outweighed by the damage you are doing to your kids.
Take away the devices. Today. I beg of you, for their sakes.
What IS important is being able to maintain an online presence that doesn’t get one fired. They will also have to be able to tell the difference between truth and fiction in a world where AI can create a photograph of Biden and Putin kissing. Soon we will have convincing video evidence of whatever somewhat types into a prompt. These skills do not come overnight, and the longer they wait, the worse their skills will be.
I don’t know. I haven’t been able to teach my mother online media literacy, and she’s 65.
As someone who didn’t have a smartphone until age 22 I can assure you that whatever advantage is gained in media literacy is far, far outweighed by the damage you are doing to your kids.
Take away the devices. Today. I beg of you, for their sakes.
Lol YouTube of all things isn’t going to teach them media literacy.
What exactly do you think that means, anyway?
YouTube is online media?
Oh so like, knowing how to watch popular videos?
Yeah that’s not really too important of a skill
What IS important is being able to maintain an online presence that doesn’t get one fired. They will also have to be able to tell the difference between truth and fiction in a world where AI can create a photograph of Biden and Putin kissing. Soon we will have convincing video evidence of whatever somewhat types into a prompt. These skills do not come overnight, and the longer they wait, the worse their skills will be.