Recently, you read an article from Newsela.com concerning high school and college athletes being punished for bad behavior on social media. Do you think schools should punish student-athletes based on what they find on the athletes' social media outlets? Explain.
In my opinion i think that student athletes should be punished for the things they put on social media because they should know better than that. if they expect to become a professional in whatever sport they play, they need to be mature and smart enough to realize that the world is basically watching their every move. and they need to realize that the stupid things they put on social media can cost them a lot more than something on social media is worth.
ReplyDeleteYes I agree because student athletes should know what to not put on social medi. They should be punished for what they put out there if it's bad enought to suspend them from a game.
DeleteI disagree. Because high school kids don't have the same ability as pros have to do bad stuff. Their isn't something really major, high school kids could do bad. I'm not saying they don't do bad stuff. But it shouldn't be the same punishment as pro athletes.
DeleteI believe that I student-athlete should be punished for posts on social media only if it causes harm to the school or the team. You should be able to say anything you want to on social media because that is one of your rights as an American. However, schools also have the right to punish athletes if their post is detrimental to the team. Student-athletes represent more than just themselves, they also represent the team and should do that in a positive way.
ReplyDeleteI believe that in some ways is it could be possible but but the school shouldn't get in the students life in social media unless if it had something to do with the school in a way that they should get involved and in another that the student says something about one of the staff in school then I think there should be something done, but if it has nothing to do with the athletic department then it should never be be talked about it and shouldn't be looked at by none of the coaches, the coaches should mind their own bussiness and learn how to stay out of student athletes life's when their not suppose to and stop being nosy like they usaully are.
DeleteI don't think that they should be able to punish students for what they post online. Students should know what is right sand what is wrong. They will ruin opportunities for themselves in the future. If a college wants to look up students they are looking at that is their own prerogative if they decide to keep looking at them or look else ware based on their social media. I don't think schools should be able to punish students because of things they post on social media unless it directly has something to do with the school which it usually does not. Student-athletes should realize that everyone can see what they are posting and it can play a roll in their future.
ReplyDeleteI definetly agree with this statement because the schools can desinergrate a students life a lot just by a simple thing that the school said the athlete did and it probably wasn't worth getting the athlete in troube for the smallest thing he or she did the day of or the before, the social media does play a role in life but the student athlete shoud think what he or she would post before actually posting the information that can get them into deep trouble, but no matter what the school shouldn't get in the student's life, the school wouldn't like it if the students got in their live's and find out what the school didn't want them to know so the school wouldn't feel right about it, so gives them the right to get in the student athlete's life.
DeleteI think they should be punished student-athlete for posting something bad online. Because of what you post and say, it's the face of you and the school you are from. For example if you post something bad online people would think you are bad and the school you are from is bad too.
DeleteExactly! I agree with this. Colleges shouldn't form opinions on you based on what you posted on social media at the age of 16 or 17. Personally, I am a completely different person on social media. I'm constantly joking around and I literally take nothing seriously. If a college were trying to get to know me and all they looked at was my twitter, they wouldn't get to know the real me at all.
DeleteNo, I think high school kids shouldn't be punished. The same way as professional athletes. because high school athletes are younger, and still learning how to deal with stuff. High school athletes should be punished but not equal to the punishment as professional athletes. Yes, high school athletes should be leaders for everyone. And if they do something wrong they should get punished.
ReplyDeleteStudents athletes could be punished based on what they put on social media because it might be about the other team or their team mates. But it all depends what they put out there. Like students athletes shouldn't be suspended for like the whole season of that sport. Students should know what to not put on social media because you never known who might see it and what might happen.
ReplyDeleteWell if a student- athlete were to be found bullying on social media or posting illegal and inappropriate stuff then the school can intervene and if the student were to cause emotional damage to another than he should receive a punishment. Whatever is posted on their social media accounts is technically freedom of speech. What ever they post has nothing to do with the school because it is apart of the students outside life. So something should be handled by the school but most should not.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with that bcause stundent athletes should have some freedom and not be always watched and stuff. Why would you be suspended for something posting on social media, school should not be involved in it.
DeleteI agree that schools should only get involved in students social media life if it involves the school or if it is completely inappropriate. I also think that we all should have our freedom of speech, but it should not cross a certain point. What a student posted on social media might be outside of school, but they are a hundred percent aware that anyone can see their post at anytime, and that it will always be there.
DeleteIn my opinion, I believe that student athletes should be punished for bad behavior on social media. If you are caught with some bad pictures in your Facebook or your Instagram, that can cost your a sport scholarship or something better. If you are out drinking with friends and they take pictures of you, ask them not to post them. that can cost you your whole life and your opportunity to become a great pro athlete.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with you Tony, but I don't think they should get punished because of a childish things. For example: Talking smack about another team. I don't believe they should get their scholarship taking away because of thats.
DeleteStudent - athletes should only be punished if the what they post on social media is awful and it makes the team look bad or the school look bad. People are always going to be posting stupid stuff so why should student-athletes get cut from a team or lose scholarships. If the student athlete is doing it to often then i understand that they should not play or get cut but if they did it once why lose the chance to play kids work their whole life for it and they should not lose a scholarship or a be cut cause of a post
ReplyDeleteI agree, if it's something really bad that a student-athlete is posting on social media that's getting attention about the team, then they should be warned about it and maybe suspended if they repeatedly make negative comments. But cutting someone from the team from a mistake a person made is taking it too far.
DeleteIf a student-athlete is writing negative comments on social media, i think they should be punished in some way. Depending on what they say, if it's only minor, I dont' think they should be kicked off the team but warned not to do it again. Athletes should not post anthing anyways on the media because that is the wrong thing to do. Someones thoughts on a situation should not be brought up on the internet but kept to themselves. If a athlete continues to post comments and warned, then they should probably be suspended or kicked off the team.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with you Kevin, on some parts. I think they should get punished for doing things that are way out of line, not just because they wrote a negative comment. Well depending what it is, but what I do agree with you that they shouldn't get kicked off the team.
DeleteI believe that social media is a bad thing because there is a lot of drama that goes on in social media, poelpe take things offesivel when somebody else just says one or more things about them, I believe that the social media should be banned a certain amount of time to see what the world would be like without the media, I think the world would go crazy without it. People won't last long enough to survive without it.
ReplyDeleteI do not believe that student athletes should be punished because it is their right to write what they want and its their freedom of speech. Also, I believe that a student athlete can have his/her privacy and the school should not get involved. No matter what the athlete does school and social life are not the same so the student should not get punished. Also, I believe that the athlete should not get kicked off the team because if it has nothing to do with the team then why cause more problems.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that a school should not be able to punish them. The only way I would agree would be if the student posted something directly about the school or about the team or something like that. A school shouldn't be snooping around a students page, the only reason I could see them looking at it is if someone brought it to their attention.
DeleteI do not agree that a school should not be able to punish the student- athletes. I feel that as a student they should know how to act inside and out of school. Also, as an athlete, they should have the intelligence to not write something that they know is not appropriate or that will get them into trouble. However, I do agree that the school should give the students their own privacy, to an extent. On the other hand, I think that a coach should be able to know how the student is doing both inside and out of school.
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ReplyDeleteI think that students should be punished for what they post on social media. For example, if a highly recruited athlete posted a picture of them self drinking, the coaches wouldn't want him/her on the team anymore. This would also jeopardize the athlete's chance of receiving a huge scholarship. Social media sometimes shows what kind of a person that he/she is. Student-athletes should know what is right and what is wrong. If it isn't said in person, don't post it on social media.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with your statement. I believe that a person's true character shows when no one is watching. Obviously, when they post inappropriate things, they are not expecting their coaches to see it. Coaches usually expect their players to be well behaved both in school and outside of school and when student-atheltes so those kind of things, they do deserve punishment.
DeleteI agree with you. I don’t think that athletes should be posting anything inappropriate, especially if they know it can jeopardize a scholarship. If I was a coach, I wouldn’t want to see my players doing this.
DeleteI believe that student-athletes should be punished for posting negative comments on social media. I think this way because if you are making derogatory remarks about your school or peers, you should face the consequences for your actions. However, I do think that a student-athlete should be warned first because I feel that most students don’t realize that schools monitor their students’ social media to make sure they aren’t doing anything wrong.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your statement about how student athletes should be punished for their negative posts. However, I do not believe they should be warned first because chances are if they're going to get in trouble for it, its probably something bad and if its something bad than they shouldn't post it on social media in the first place.
DeleteI believe that a school should be able to punish a student- athlete based on what they post on social media. Even though a student-athlete should have their own privacy, I my opinion, the schools should know about a student and how they act outside of school. I also think that a student- athlete should be smart enough to not post things that they know are not appropriate or that will get them into trouble. However, I do not think that it is okay to punish the student for minor posts or actions, only those that are really bad. Overall, I do think that schools should be able to punish student- athletes based on what the post on social media to an extent.
ReplyDeleteI agree that student-athletes should have there own privacy, but they should know the limits about what they say on social media. Just like getting a job, some places look on peoples Facebook profiles to know more about a person. But If what teens post is minor and isn't that bad, then that's fine but to an extent.
DeleteI agree, Student- athletes have the right to say anything and they have the choice to make their profiles private on any social media. If the student athlete does not want their coach involved in their lives then put the profile on private.
DeleteI do not agree with what you wrote. I believe that the school should stay out of your personal business. They should not snoop around because what you do outside of school should not be their problem.
DeleteStudent-athletes should be punished for behaving poorly on social media. Student-athletes who post negative comments over the internet should not be saying things they wouldn't say face-to-face. Since it is the internet, it will be posted for people to see and it wont be taken down. Student-athletes have to be extra cautious what they post on the internet because it just might cost them their future. It is fine for anyone to express their opinion on a subject but there is a line between expressing an opinion and just being disrespectful. Student-athletes should be punished for inappropriate behavior on the internet.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. I think that if you don't have something good to say, don't say it at all because it could cost a student-athlete their future or hurt their reputation.
DeleteI also agree that student athletes should be punished for acting poorly on the internet. They should know what is appropriate to write on the internet.
DeleteI believe that student athletes should not be punished for posts on his/her social media. Why I think that they shouldn't, its because what students do out side of school rather being at home or a park. Should not interfere with the sport they are on. That is none of the schools business unless its something school related such as the following: planing on doing graffiti on school property, bulling a kid, smoking on school grounds, excetera excetera.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that student athletes should only get punished for some things that they post on social media. The school should let the students have a little bit of privacy.
DeleteAlthough there are few exceptions, I believe student-athletes should not be punished for things they say/do on social media. Student-athletes are usually held to a higher standard than others. They are praised, and expected to be perfect. However, we should not forget that student-athletes are just teenagers. They are allowed to make mistakes because they are young. It is inevitable that a teenager will do or say something dumb on social media. I don't think, however, that it should effect his/her future. With exceptions to things like bullying, student-athletes' futures should not be decided by a post on Twitter.
ReplyDeleteI agree, everyone makes mistakes and teenagers don't really think what they post will effect their future. And in a way I don't think it should unless they post anything that is illegal. I do think teenagers do need to take more responsibility for their actions.
DeleteI totally agree, student athletes are young and do stupid things, they need to watch what they say or do in the public eye for future references. What a student athlete says at the age of 16 or 17 should not effect their career for the rest of their life.
DeleteStudent-atheltes take a big part in school. Many younger athletes sometimes even look up to them and for that reason, student-athletes should be punished for what they say in social media. When a student becomes an athlete they take on responsibility both inside and outside of school. Sometimes you even hear coaches say, " The moment you put that jersey on your behavior better be better than ever because you're not only representing yourself you are representing your school." That being said, once a student becomes an athlete it does bring responsibilities. They know whats right and whats wrong and if they choose to say the wrong things, I believe they should get punished for it.
ReplyDeleteI think that high school,and college students should not be punished for there action on social medial.Because there will be a lot more punished students now if they did, because this is there age were most teenagers don't care,and realize.Students should think about what they are going to post before they get in trouble but now a days who does that? If they did check social medias like facebook, or twitter i can say that most of them would get in trouble for what they have posted before.
ReplyDeleteI believe Student Athletes deserve to be punished for what they post on social media. Student Athletes are supposed to be mature , smart and responsible about everything they do. Athletes are supposed to keep themselves out of trouble and be serious about things.
ReplyDeleteI believe student athletes should be punished for their actions on social media. Athletes need to take responsibility for themselves and that also means on the media. They should not be posting inappropriate things. Things athletes post could not only affect the sport they play but also in future job interviews if they do not play professionally. At the same time thought athletes punishment should be determined on how bad the things they posted on social media was.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with your comment Azmi. Student-athletes should not be posting inappropriate things on twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc. They show what kind of a person you truly are. I think you're right that student-athletes should worry about future jobs, as well. They can see what your doing on social networks with one click of a button.
DeleteI disagree. Yes, student-athletes should be responsible, however I don't think it's possible to not make mistakes as a teenager. As kids, we always say things we don't mean. We do things for attention, as any other teenager would. However, we want attention towards our social media sites from our peers, not colleges. No student-athlete says "Wow, I'm going to make this Instagram so colleges can see pictures of me and what I do."
DeleteI believe that student athletes should be punished for acting poorly on the internet. Student athletes need to be leaders and they shouldn't bully or offend anyone. If they get caught doing anything like that they s get suspended or get a got amount of detent detentions. They should know what is right and what what is wrong. Colleges are going to look at your accounts to get to know you better and to see what kind of person you are.
ReplyDeleteI do agree that colleges look at what a student athlete posts on the Internet. But I do not agree that the school should punish them espically the high school that the student goes to because that should not be their problem or responsibility. Also, a student should know if something they post is appropriate or not because it can come back and hurt them one day.
DeleteI agree with your statement Jose. Student-athletes should be punished for what they have done wrong on social networks. They are almost adults and should be care what they post on the internet. I also believe that colleges can know what kind of person you are by just checking your twitter account.
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