Posted by: Anonymous
[ip: 151.188.247.104]
on April 30, 2008 01:04 AM
Remember what computers are supposed to be for in a school: EDUCATION.
You might want to think about setting up an Edubuntu (or K12LTSP) server and giving your kids an Ethernet connection in their rooms. This way the entire house can use "the computer." I know a high school sophomore that's using Kubuntu, and she's all over the place with it. She does her music, her book reports, online chat, etc., and she does so in two languages seamlessly. The whole house uses the heck out of this computer. The parents like it because they're free of malware. The kid likes it because she can do her homework (and more) without the computer getting in her way (e. g. crashing).
Remember also that *you* are the parent, not they. It is *you* who must decide what you will and won't allow into your house. One of the big problems with kids today is that they're in front of TV/computer screens every day for far too many hours. I played my Atari games when I was a teenager, sure. But it got pretty old, pretty quickly, and I found myself riding my bike just about everywhere and doing BMX (bicycle motorcross), which was a lot more fun.
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Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 151.188.247.104] on April 30, 2008 01:04 AMYou might want to think about setting up an Edubuntu (or K12LTSP) server and giving your kids an Ethernet connection in their rooms. This way the entire house can use "the computer." I know a high school sophomore that's using Kubuntu, and she's all over the place with it. She does her music, her book reports, online chat, etc., and she does so in two languages seamlessly. The whole house uses the heck out of this computer. The parents like it because they're free of malware. The kid likes it because she can do her homework (and more) without the computer getting in her way (e. g. crashing).
Remember also that *you* are the parent, not they. It is *you* who must decide what you will and won't allow into your house. One of the big problems with kids today is that they're in front of TV/computer screens every day for far too many hours. I played my Atari games when I was a teenager, sure. But it got pretty old, pretty quickly, and I found myself riding my bike just about everywhere and doing BMX (bicycle motorcross), which was a lot more fun.
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