Every young person who regularly uses a computer should learn the following:

• how to choose a domain name
• how to buy a domain
• how to choose a good domain name provider
• how to choose a good website-hosting service
• how to find a good free text editor
• how to transfer files to and from a server
• how to write basic HTML, including links to CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) files
• how to find free CSS templates
• how to fiddle around in those templates to adjust them to your satisfaction
• how to do basic photograph editing
• how to cite your sources and link to the originals
• how to use social media to share what you’ve created on your own turf rather than create within a walled factory

One could add considerably to this list, but these, I believe, are the rudimentary skills that should be possessed by anyone who wants to be a responsible citizen of the open Web—and not to be confined to living on the bounty of the digital headmasters.