# Teaching Kids the Internet?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/teaching-kids-the-internet/92474
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [October 17, 2003, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/teaching-kids-the-internet/92474 "2003-10-17T16:22:14Z")
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### Author: ![thoriphes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@thoriphes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thoriphes)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2003, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/teaching-kids-the-internet/92474/1 "2003-10-17T16:22:14Z")

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> Children should be taught to use the internet “more creatively”, rather than spending their time playing games chatting to friends, and spamming on [kirupaforum.com](http://kirupaforum.com), a report recommends.

> **[BBC NEWS | UK | Education | Children 'need to improve web use'](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/3196792.stm)**
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> Young people spend too much online time having fun and not enough on more useful pursuits, a report suggests.