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Talk about tackling a problem and pointing out who needs to do what - beautiful. And you were right. They didn't do their homework. The websites should have been a centralized list of approved and evaluated companies.
I would say, though, a ten year old does need to learn to use powerpoint. In fact it's one of the few valuable things I've heard of schools teaching kids that age.
Powerpoint has nothing to do with the internet or websites. It makes a file, a standalone file. It's a very necessary skill for kids who are going to school, going to college, or ever getting any job. It's how people present information - in school, college, and later in budgets, results, proposals.
It does bring me back to my original concern, though, that out of concern for internet crime or victemization, we get so afraid and so leery of everything that kids actually don't get taught to do things they really need to know.
\\Most companies use all sorts of online services these days, to record employee hours, HR information, and salary changes. A person needs to know how to use them, and that type of site is generally very secure.
Kids need to be competitive in the job market of today and the future. They need to start learning those skills early in life. That can be done while still keeping them safe.
I would say, though, a ten year old does need to learn to use powerpoint. In fact it's one of the few valuable things I've heard of schools teaching kids that age.
Powerpoint has nothing to do with the internet or websites. It makes a file, a standalone file. It's a very necessary skill for kids who are going to school, going to college, or ever getting any job. It's how people present information - in school, college, and later in budgets, results, proposals.
It does bring me back to my original concern, though, that out of concern for internet crime or victemization, we get so afraid and so leery of everything that kids actually don't get taught to do things they really need to know.
\\Most companies use all sorts of online services these days, to record employee hours, HR information, and salary changes. A person needs to know how to use them, and that type of site is generally very secure.
Kids need to be competitive in the job market of today and the future. They need to start learning those skills early in life. That can be done while still keeping them safe.
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