Social Media a benefit or Setback
Social media lowers students’ GPA and discourages good attitudes in academic environments. A recent study by researchers at the Miriam Hospital Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine in Providence, RI, shows that the use of such devices to text, watch online videos and post statuses on Facebook is associated with lower grade point averages (Abhinaya). These habits have an effect on student’s grades. Fifty-one percent of heavy media users actually get grades of B or higher. About half of heavy media users do not get above average grade. Even though some people believe that social media sites have had a positive impact on kids, they negatively impact children in society because social …show more content…
When students are on social medias it can be stressful towards them sometimes. Social networking can exacerbate feelings of disconnect (especially for youth with disabilities), and put children at higher risk for depression, low self-esteem, and eating disorders (ProCon). This shows that these sites have a huge part in disconnecting students from school work and life in general. Social media’s harm the attitudes of the students, making it incapable of performing at max capacity in school because of the mental stress. But it’s crazy how this is not the last reason social media’s have a negative impact towards …show more content…
Studies show that 59% of students with access to the internet report that they use social networking sites to discuss educational topics, (Angelab). Not all children use the sites to waste time but get their work done. What this argument overlooks is that a vast majority of children use the sites for a very negative reason. But it is true that a lot of students do use these sites to get their work done and be productive.
We spend so much time judging social media sites but they do serve as a benefit to students. One source says, “59% of students with access to the Internet report that they use social networking sites to discuss educational topics and 50% use the sites to talk about school assignments”, “Are Social Networking Sites Good For Our Society”. This evidence shows that students do not just use social networking sites for the bad but they actually use them to get along in their education. So even though social media may be a setback to some it is beneficial to many students who use
Social media lowers students’ GPA and discourages good attitudes in academic environments. A recent study by researchers at the Miriam Hospital Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine in Providence, RI, shows that the use of such devices to text, watch online videos and post statuses on Facebook is associated with lower grade point averages (Abhinaya). These habits have an effect on student’s grades. Fifty-one percent of heavy media users actually get grades of B or higher. About half of heavy media users do not get above average grade. Even though some people believe that social media sites have had a positive impact on kids, they negatively impact children in society because social …show more content…
When students are on social medias it can be stressful towards them sometimes. Social networking can exacerbate feelings of disconnect (especially for youth with disabilities), and put children at higher risk for depression, low self-esteem, and eating disorders (ProCon). This shows that these sites have a huge part in disconnecting students from school work and life in general. Social media’s harm the attitudes of the students, making it incapable of performing at max capacity in school because of the mental stress. But it’s crazy how this is not the last reason social media’s have a negative impact towards …show more content…
Studies show that 59% of students with access to the internet report that they use social networking sites to discuss educational topics, (Angelab). Not all children use the sites to waste time but get their work done. What this argument overlooks is that a vast majority of children use the sites for a very negative reason. But it is true that a lot of students do use these sites to get their work done and be productive.
We spend so much time judging social media sites but they do serve as a benefit to students. One source says, “59% of students with access to the Internet report that they use social networking sites to discuss educational topics and 50% use the sites to talk about school assignments”, “Are Social Networking Sites Good For Our Society”. This evidence shows that students do not just use social networking sites for the bad but they actually use them to get along in their education. So even though social media may be a setback to some it is beneficial to many students who use