By Chloe Jones and Mackenzie Oakes

Students shouldn’t have access to social media in school. It would cause too many problems because they wouldn’t learn anything. Most students are getting on social media for non-school related purposes. If students believe that getting their work done will allow them access to their social media, they might rush to get things done. School should be a learning environment, not a social media platform.

Think about your classes. Most of the time, your teacher will let you get on your phone when your work is done, right? So instead of taking your time, you rush to get it done. Only to update your Facebook status to “School is so boring, save me.” Teachers may think that giving us incentive will help, but instead it creates yet another distraction for us to get caught up on. Instead, teachers could (and probably should) offer us different incentives, such as candy or extra credit. This will keep us focused on what matters most at school: good grades and a focused mind.

The privilege of having something like this would cause way too many problems. Students wouldn’t watch what they were posting, so they could be posting negative things about their fellow classmates. Kids nowadays don’t have a filter when it comes to being online, and we all know that in school it’s important to have that filter.  If you don’t give them the privilege they would most likely stay out of trouble and get all of their work done in class.