Internet: historia ‒ współczesność ‒ katecheza

Abstract

The Internet and its specific properties are noticed by education and they make it an ever more valuable tool. The function of the Internet as a tool is here most valued, and basically education does not exceed its limits. Nevertheless, because of the possibilities the Internet brings, the subject is brought up of possible changes in the teaching paradigms used up till now. School catechesis is subject to certain forms of influence of school education. The pupils, being able to use the Internet, want teaching of religion also to use this medium to some extent. They do not conceal their fascination with this tool, justly thinking that it can serve well these specific kind of classes. The inspiring encouragement contained in the Church documents on the Internet have not as yet produced appropriate instructions, recommendations, or reflections in Polish catechetical documents. It seems that the time is ripening to bring up this subject and to organize the area for the good of the catechesis. It is the more so important that regulations concerning this matter may be a valuable support and a peculiar frame for further works in this field, including building a system of remote catechetic education.