Persuasive Essay

Dear Mr. Nelson,

There has recently been a lot of debate over whether or not parents should allow their kids to sign-up for and use social media as a tool in their education. I personally believe that social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter should not be used to education.

I feel my opinion is correct because so many teenagers use and abuse social media websites. Bullying, inappropriate language, and other negative behavior take place on these websites. Allowing kids to use these websites in school could be mistaken for promoting these kinds of activities. While there may be benefits to using social media websites as educational tools, I believe it would cause too many problems and that we should not use them.

Others may argue that it is acceptable for kids to use social websites in school. But because of social websites kids are getting lower grades and not spending enough time outside. School should be a place for learning with the tools teachers have always used. Not a place for social media.  

I hope you will take what I have said into consideration and choose to say no to using social media websites as tools for learning.

Best Wishes,

Jenna Owens