<p>I considered quitting facebook, not because it controlled my life, but because I didn’t do much on it and was losing the point in having it. However, when I started at a new school Junior year, it became my biggest ally (believe it or not). </p>
<p>We have under 200 kids, and our school building is a portable in the college’s field that just serves for the teacher’s offices. Our classes are taught in the college’s classrooms (borrowed during certain hours of the day) and the rest of the time we are in actual college classes. Even though we have so few kids, we’re all scattered and it’s incredibly hard to track down everyone and let them know what’s going on with homework/projects/tests/whatever our school decides to change at the last minute. For our school events, EVERYTHING was scheduled via facebook. But there are other ways to make it productive as well. During AP-exam cram week, people would post up links for help (videos, coursenotes, etc.)… It’s good especially for help on insane homework assignments, too. lol. </p>
<p>I don’t know how it’d work at bigger schools with 2000+ population though… </p>
<p>I’m also during an internship that actually involves using facebook. It’s basically just a fanpage for your school which you have to keep active/updated. I guess it kind of puts you in that “school spirit”, even if it is Summer. Plus posting information about college apps/senior pictures/standardized tests actually helps a lot of people… But I do go to like a ‘nerd’ school, so perhaps that’s why my ‘friends’ on facebook appreciate it xD</p>
<p>But my parents and extended family are also my friends, just because I’m a strong believer in whatever you don’t want your family to see, shouldn’t be on the internet anyway. We share a lot of pictures from family functions/holidays.</p>