Kids, Computers, and the Law

[tracilicious]

Originally Posted by Euro

Perhaps this is why I'm not a parent, but if I had a kid that successfully hacked his or her computer, I'd be proud of them.

While I might be mildly impressed, I would also hope to teach my kids respect for other people's property.

Originally Posted by moonliner

Speaking as a parent. Kids must be taught to obey. Rules must be followed exactly. Total obedience to authority is crucial cuz the little buggers have more energy, think faster, and often outnumber us. It's a self preservation issue for us parents.

As a parent, I hope my kids never learn total obedience. My parents operated on the total obedience principle, but thankfully it didn't stick past the age of twelve.

Originally Posted by sactown

Heh. I teach my kids to question everything. Be respectful, but don't take anyone's bullsh*t at face value.

Yeah! Rock on!

Originally Posted by euro

Heh - back in my school days we would tape over the locks of the school room to gain access during recess and go through people's desks. We also took blank hall passes and readmittance slips, and added check marks to the roster indicating that we had served our detention.

It's a shame these skills are no longer passed down to the younger generations...

While my own "skills" in high school only extended to keeping myself out of trouble, I did fake hall passes and alter attendance records. Funny thing was that I usually told the teacher what I was up to and they never seemed to care. Or maybe they just didn't believe me...

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by tracilicious

Funny thing was that I usually told the teacher what I was up to and they never seemed to care. Or maybe they just didn't believe me...

In HS, we had a teacher that would sign his passes "M. Boreman" - And instructed us to do the same as no one ever checked such things...

[tracilicious]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

In HS, we had a teacher that would sign his passes "M. Boreman" - And instructed us to do the same as no one ever checked such things...

That's funny. I once used a granola bar for a pass and got away with it. It was my quest my senior year of high school to convince my teachers that high school should be a sort of learning free enterprise. I felt that if I could learn the material without doing homework or showing up to class then that should be ok. Alas, I never succeeded.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by tracilicious

I felt that if I could learn the material without doing homework or showing up to class then that should be ok. Alas, I never succeeded.

I did you one better in my Sophomore English class. I didn't do the homework, didn't sit through the class (I spent 90% of my time at the computers in the back room), AND didn't learn the material...and got an A. I'm not sure how, I believe it was my inate ability to make people think I actually know something (hah!) and the fact that I spent the summer previous touring Europe with the teacher.