Why Face Book Shouldnt Be Allowed in School

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Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. Although, it allows people to stay connected it serves no purpose in the school setting. If a student has access to Facebook then they can access the other communication tools that are available like yahoo, messenger, and email. Facebook would be no more than a distraction if allowed in a school environment. The statement “it doesn’t seem fair” when referring to the students that can’t afford a smartphone is irrelevant to this subject. Students that have the privilege of having a smartphone still should not be allowed to use them in school. What purpose does Facebook or using a mobile device serve in class while the students are supposed to be learning? In the article published by The Boston Globe “Pondering Facebook’s School Role” by Calvin Hennick it states “the students argue that there are a lot of educational uses for Facebook” however, there are no supporting details behind it. It is a true statement that Facebook can be used for educational purposes but are the students really going to stay focused on the assignment if they cannot control what’s going to pop up next on their walls. Are students really expected to turn off chat and ignore distractions when it’s time to work on the assignment? The school board cannot possible believe that children are going to do something most adults don’t do. The school environment is supposed to be designed to prepare student for the next level of life, college, then a career/job. Most careers/jobs do not use social networks like Facebook as a tool of communications; even though some careers do, it would not be in good practice to start students off this way especially without the appropriate training that most student do not possess. Although the internet has been used widely in the schools, studies

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