My best guess at what may be useful for teachers & parents with students who try to hack school computers.

A friend of mine, a teacher, had a student with a habit of breaking into computer systems - this is my encapsulation of offering potential (positive) directionality.

Order based on credibility and perceived usefulness - all cover the general landscape, options in various lanes for student preference.

Start here: (includes pen-testing)

• PicoCTF
• CTFCYBER.ORG (curriculum meets state standards)
• Safe Online Surfing Competition (FBI) - Grades 3-8

General age inclusive resources:

tryhackme.com

Google Interland - it's... interesting?

National Youth Cyber Education Program - specifically, the ESCEI kit 

Podcast Recommendation: Darknet Diaries

One might listen to Darknet Diaries to get a sense of where these recommendations are coming from.

Grounding

1. Ep 158: MalwareTech 
2. Ep 160: Greg 
3. Ep 130: Jason’s Pen Test
4. Ep 66: Freakyclown 

Pen-test specific

These episodes demonstrate the day-to-day excitement and ethics of being a "Blue Team" penetration tester.

1. Ep 36: Jeremy from Marketing 
2. Ep 90: Jenny 
3. Ep 6: The Beirut Bank Job 
4. Ep 40: No Parking
5. Ep 125: Jeremiah

I am no expert - thoughts? Improvements? Things I missed?
Drop em' below 🙃