Facebook and Grades

This weeks articles were about Facebook and how if at all that it can affect the grades of a student. With the amount of time kids today are spending on facebook instead of in the lounge reading their books, you would think that grades are beginning to show a steady decline. This theory was established and tested through a number of studies performed by researchers. A study was taken in 2008 that revealed 40 percent of people between the ages of 16-22 to have a facebook account. However after extended research it showed that whether a facebook user or non-user, there is not much of a difference reflected in your GPA. I felt this was a generally pointless study as facebook is not a drug, it is simply a hobby. Just like video games and sports students are now using facebook for entertainment. This can be dangerous for a student who is not fully dedicated to his work, but for those who care about their grades they will simply use facebook when they want, and just put more time into the books at a different point of the day. I was not surprised by the results at all and feel people are making far to big of a deal out of Facebook and its affects on society.