Change

When I wrote recently about the demise of HMV, a company that means a lot in our house, I mentioned that it reminded us that change is automatic but progress is not. That reminds me, again, then, that we should teach children to get comfortable with change....

My one resolution

I’m not one for new year’s resolutions really as I try to do what I need to on an ongoing basis. But this year I have one major personal project that I intend to get a bit higher off the ground: my next book, The Inted Manifesto. I’ve done some work...

Proceed with caution

When my elder daughter Shiana got this message the other day… I suggested she stop for a moment and told her one of my golden rules online: I never click on or open attachments from people I’ve never heard of. Why? Because attachments can contain malware that...

How do children currently learn about the internet?

How do children currently learn about the internet? By using it for pleasure But what is ‘it’ in this context? Only social media? By using it for homework But are they taught how to use Google using advanced search or tools, to show results only from the past year,...