Every single day I have a daily routine, check my email and then get on Facebook to talk to distant family members and friends. I'm able to find what is going on in the world on this site when I don't feel like watching the news. Facebook is the number one social and informational site in the world. Let me give you a little history on this site.
Facebook was a website that some Harvard students created for their economics class. The site was built for students at the Ivy League schools around the country to stay in touch with one another. The teacher felt it was a great project and they got sponsors. A few months after the site was launched, the creators felt it would be a better expansion if they had allowed all students from all colleges across the country to stay connected to one another.
I have been a member since Spring of 2005. I had fun writing whatever I wanted to without persecution. I also could have people to relate to because everyone in college has those days when they feel they can't take it anymore and they want to drop out. This was me every semester....lol...but for real. Anyway, now a day Facebook is not only for college students, but they are for companies, high school students, and middle schoool students. I'm really shocked about the middle school students.
Five years later, Facebook has dramatically changed. First off, you have to watch what you say and the kind of pictures you put on your profile. There was a teacher who out a picture of herself enjoying an alcoholic drink, and she lost her job. The school said that not only did her student find the picture, but she was giving a bad reputation of the school. I feel that when people are off the job, they should be able to enjoy their lives. I also feel that a student shouldn't be able to see what his/her student does after school because the teacher is an adult. I think the school made a big fuss about one little picture. They could have asked the teacher to take the picture off and then have an assembly about the difference of what an adult can do versus a child.
Speaking of pictures, I have seen some provocative pictures put up by middle school students. I know some kids are in a hurry to grow up, I felt like that when I was younger, but damn, the pictures are kind of like soft porn. Now, I'm not a parent, but I have to ask, Where are these middle school parents? I know if I was in middle school and I put up a picture with my breast hanging out or my butt hanging out, I would not be here to blog. I feel sometimes, so parents aren't doing their jobs and should be putting parental controls on the family computers or at least track what their child is doing.
In reality, Facebook is a curse and a blessing. On one hand you are able to connect with people from college, high school, and elementary school. The other hand, you have to curb your writings. It is also a great social place. Facebook both has positive and negative affects. Let me know what you think. Thanks.
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