Thursday, October 15, 2009

Does facebook quibble students?

Does facebook quibble students? Millions of people have facebook accounts around the world and use this website to communicate with other people, meet people, creep people and many more things. However, is facebook actually harmful to students.
4 years ago it was rare to see a 7th grader using facebook, however now an estimated 60 - 70% of all 7th graders have a facebook account, and the percentage is higher for 8th graders. Kids are obtaining accounts at lower and lower ages. At a camp I worked at over the summer, I looked after 3rd graders and half of them had facebook accounts. I was amazed.
Because so many kids and students use facebook, the effect it has on students lives are huge. Facebook helps people find people they know or find friends but it does not help you socially interact with people outside the Internet world. Many people who are avid facebook users are socially awkward and do not know how to interact with other people unless its behind a computer screen. Studies and procedures have been done that prove this valid.
I have even noticed in school that some of the most intense facebook users, such as the students who do all of the facebook surveys, quizs, and all of the other apps tend to be the ones who socially awkward.
People need to realize that facebook needs to be balanced between you day to day activities and that talking to people and being social is a lot more important. I have seen people who have asked people out online and it always ends in disaster.

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