Digital literacy through choice not compulsion

I think it's a good idea to teach kids about digital literacy, but making it compulsory is not the way to go. This kind of top-down approach is exactly what's wrong with our education system, it's too prescriptive and doesn't allow for individual choice. Instead, we should be giving schools the freedom to decide how they want to teach digital literacy, and letting parents choose the kind of education they want for their children.

This way, we can encourage innovation and experimentation in the way digital literacy is taught, rather than having a one-size-fits-all approach imposed from above. We've seen time and time again that government-led initiatives like this can be slow to adapt to changing circumstances, and can stifle the kind of creative thinking that we need to tackle complex problems like online safety.