I think it's a terrible response. That is far beyond what it means to be computer literate. That just seems like he's forcing his kids to become programmers.

"No, Claire, no internet until you learn how BGP hijacks work!" Who does that? Half of human progress in computers has been hiding all of the technical stuff behind a magic curtain. It's cool if your kids want to take a peek behind it, but to force it on them is just so strange.