Internet Issues for Students

One major problem with the internet for students more recently has been the My Space craze. I think that, because of the nature of high-school students, there is a tendency to feel a false facade of safety and a huge desire for intimacy and acceptance. Because of that, students have a tendency to build their identity through web-based activity, which can then be tracked by various adults and companies . . . or dangerous criminals . . . and end up having severe negative implications for their lives. I have heard stories of employers getting on the internet to check up on future employees my-spaces, and various other scary stories that reveal the dangers of my space. I think that the internet provides a huge weight of freedom that sometimes high-schoolers do not have the maturity to wield responsibly. Therefore, it is necessary to monitor them or assist in safety on some level.