Social Media & Mental Health Education
Social Media & Mental Health - A Match Made in the Classroom It's not an over exaggeration to say that social media has revolutionized our world. Thanks to sites like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, Youtube, and TikTok, information has been shared across the globe at a rate never before seen. Social media has also made our world a little smaller, connecting people separated by oceans and continents. Unfortunately, for all of the great things social media has done for us, it doesn't come without a price. This week I explored the negative effects social media has left on our society, specifically on teens and children. After reviewing articles from The Washington Post , CNN , and The New York Times , it's clear that social media can quickly become harmful, especially when its users are still developing an understanding of themselves and the world they live in. Growing up is hard enough without having a window into everyone else's seemingly "perfect lives" ...
