MP: We ARE providing a (proper) education in Klal Yisroel. Our wonderful mechanchm working hard together with parents are providing a wonderful education, based on the Torah hashkofos espoused by the gedolim shlit”a, to our tinokos sheel beis raban.
AND IT IS WORKING!!
Yet, we still need additional tools to complement that. One of those tools are filters.
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WADR, I don’t think that is the case, especially in these inyonim.
The Gedolim educated their children about growing up (Hamavin Yovin). I remember a story of a Gadol (Don’t remember who) teaching their child at 13 about the various changes that are going on in his body, how his Yetzer Hara newly affects him more, and the best ways to deal with it. Most importantly, about the fight and how to win the war even if a battle is lost, and don’t expect to always win every battle.
The parents of our children are avoiding these hard issues, either due to their own squeamishness, them thinking that discussing it is Assur, their own ignorance, or some other reason. The bochrim are therefore not prepared for life (the “how to fight” aspect). This can be done in a Toirahdik Oifen, if we had hadracha on how it should be done.
Personally, I believe a filter is useless, unless it is a whitelist, ISP based, like YeshivaNet, plus a Wi-Fi/3G blocker. A monitoring service is better, but will not help if a child wants to see. Your child can go to the corner store & buy a prepaid cell phone and download anything they want, and you will never know, no matter what solution you buy.