So obviously they were very excited. It does make you stop and think, though... If I had social media when I was going through grade school and high school, Facebook and Instagram would have saved me my most recent hassle of pitching things from my memory box. If social media existed as it does now, I would have been able to upload some of my early dance recitals and concerts. I'd be able to delete some of the horrific photos of me with nappy hair, braces and thin wire framed glasses. I definitely believe if I had social media when I was in school, that the issue of cyberbullying would have been addressed years ago and that makes this idea a little bit scarier, even though there are so many other positives.
When you really think about it though, we didn't need social media when we were in school. We were pleased with our back to school photos our parents would take in front of the school. We liked boasting to our classmates when we had straight As, and never felt the need to post our GPA as our status. We spent recess rolling around in dirt and left covered in bruises and pride, not engrossed in Pinterest boards or Kanye West's Twitter updates. We had fun without social media in our faces 24/7, and I think we came out okay.
What are your thoughts? Do you wish you had social media in school?
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