Submitted by Mitzina (not verified) on February 21, 2007 - 00:15.
Myspace and Facebook are the most popular websites among high school students and some of them don't understand that these sites can jeopardize their careers. I strongly believe that these sites are very distracting. When I was in a classrooom with a computer I would sit on Myspace the whole time and not pay attention to the professor and this happens with a lot of students. The real problem is that kids, teens, and adults post personal things on their page that people should not know. Some even have pictures that are very inappropriate and this can make their first impression to other people look very bad. It had been said that a lot of companies now look at their employees or new hires' Myspace pages. If your page has this kind of personal information and inappropriate pictures then you will most likely not get the job. Other issues have been about alcohol and drugs being posted on peoples' profiles. If a student is an athlete this can also jeopardize their athletic career.
In my opinion if the school blocks these types of websites there can be some advantages and some disadvantages. If they do block these sites it will most likely not distract students during classtime. It will also keep the students focused on what they need to be doing. I do believe that some students, even adults do have Myspace to keep in touch with people close to them or people from other countries. A lot of adults my age keep in touch with people that they went to middle school and high school with. It's incredible how many people you can keep in touch with and for some people this is the only way to keep in touch with each other. Taking this away from students will only make them pissed off and feel like they are being disciplined. There is an option in Myspace to make your profile private; where only your friends can see it and I think everyone should do this. With this option in order to see the other person's profile they must request you as a friend and you have to approve them. With all the security options and privacy options for Myspace I don't think there is any need for schools to block these types of websites.
Myspace and Facebook are the
Submitted by Mitzina (not verified) on February 21, 2007 - 00:15.
Myspace and Facebook are the most popular websites among high school students and some of them don't understand that these sites can jeopardize their careers. I strongly believe that these sites are very distracting. When I was in a classrooom with a computer I would sit on Myspace the whole time and not pay attention to the professor and this happens with a lot of students. The real problem is that kids, teens, and adults post personal things on their page that people should not know. Some even have pictures that are very inappropriate and this can make their first impression to other people look very bad. It had been said that a lot of companies now look at their employees or new hires' Myspace pages. If your page has this kind of personal information and inappropriate pictures then you will most likely not get the job. Other issues have been about alcohol and drugs being posted on peoples' profiles. If a student is an athlete this can also jeopardize their athletic career.
In my opinion if the school blocks these types of websites there can be some advantages and some disadvantages. If they do block these sites it will most likely not distract students during classtime. It will also keep the students focused on what they need to be doing. I do believe that some students, even adults do have Myspace to keep in touch with people close to them or people from other countries. A lot of adults my age keep in touch with people that they went to middle school and high school with. It's incredible how many people you can keep in touch with and for some people this is the only way to keep in touch with each other. Taking this away from students will only make them pissed off and feel like they are being disciplined. There is an option in Myspace to make your profile private; where only your friends can see it and I think everyone should do this. With this option in order to see the other person's profile they must request you as a friend and you have to approve them. With all the security options and privacy options for Myspace I don't think there is any need for schools to block these types of websites.