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Should Social Media Be Taught in High School?
Is social media so important now that we should be teaching it as a mandatory class in high school?
In the UK, students are required to take a class on cyber security. Their idea is that since kids are using social media so pervasively, they should understand how their status updates and Instagram posts affect their privacy and their future. Of course, it begs the question: Should this class also be required here in the U.S. and across the world?
In San Francisco, some educators are saying that, well, kids need to know how to swim, but we don't teach that in school so why should we teach social media?
But if my mom, who has been a high school teacher for 30 years says, "Absolutely, we should be teaching social media in high school," then I agree.
What do you think?
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SPROUT SOCIAL SHOUT OUT
Today's Sprout Social shout out goes to Kyle Lacy (https://twitter.com/kyleplacy), who is currently head of marketing at Salesforce Marketing Cloud, but is moving to OpenView Partners to lead their content in Boston. Check out Kyle and my "Baer Facts" videos (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHYDWFM-nbDtRJa7o1QXzFETwx8vkFDeZ) and follow Kyle's insights in social media and content marketing.
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Sprout Social (http://sproutsocial.com), a social media management and analytics company that Jay uses for much of his social media every day. Follow @sproutsocial on Twitter.
ABOUT JAY TODAY
Jay Today is a video podcast with 3-minute lessons and commentary on business, social media and digital marketing from New York Times best-selling author and venture capitalist Jay Baer. Join Jay daily for insights on trends, quick tips, observations and inspiration at http://bit.ly/JayToday.
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Is social media so important now that we should be teaching it as a mandatory class in high school?
In the UK, students are required to take a class on cyber security. Their idea is that since kids are using social media so pervasively, they should understand how their status updates and Instagram posts affect their privacy and their future. Of course, it begs the question: Should this class also be required here in the U.S. and across the world?
In San Francisco, some educators are saying that, well, kids need to know how to swim, but we don't teach that in school so why should we teach social media?
But if my mom, who has been a high school teacher for 30 years says, "Absolutely, we should be teaching social media in high school," then I agree.
What do you think?
SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/jaybaer00
SPROUT SOCIAL SHOUT OUT
Today's Sprout Social shout out goes to Kyle Lacy (https://twitter.com/kyleplacy), who is currently head of marketing at Salesforce Marketing Cloud, but is moving to OpenView Partners to lead their content in Boston. Check out Kyle and my "Baer Facts" videos (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHYDWFM-nbDtRJa7o1QXzFETwx8vkFDeZ) and follow Kyle's insights in social media and content marketing.
OUR SPONSORS
Candidio (http://candidio.com), a simple and affordable video production company. Follow @candidio on Twitter.
Sprout Social (http://sproutsocial.com), a social media management and analytics company that Jay uses for much of his social media every day. Follow @sproutsocial on Twitter.
ABOUT JAY TODAY
Jay Today is a video podcast with 3-minute lessons and commentary on business, social media and digital marketing from New York Times best-selling author and venture capitalist Jay Baer. Join Jay daily for insights on trends, quick tips, observations and inspiration at http://bit.ly/JayToday.