Students and teachers come across the obstacle in school of YouTube being banned because it is believed to be a distraction for students.  But many students and teachers need to access YouTube in school for legitimate educational purposes.  Teachers use it for visual enhancements in their lessons, and often a requirement in projects for students is a video.

“YouTube shouldn’t be banned because it could help us with schoolwork and homework,” senior Leah Rubart said.

Even though the teachers have a password to get onto YouTube, they are still not allowed to give it to students.  It also makes it more inconvenient for teachers to access YouTube in the middle of a lesson.  Students have the time to quickly get distracted, making the segway back to the lesson much harder to accomplish.

“I don’t think that it should blocked, but I do have my concerns,” social studies teacher Mrs. Jennifer Wlodek said.

“YouTube shouldn’t be blocked,” senior Laura Coleman said.  “There are educational videos on there and we need them for projects sometimes.”

In my opinion, YouTube should not be banned in school.  As a student, I find it difficult to work on a project when videos are required.  I can never get a video for my project, because almost all videos on the internet are from YouTube.

We are all about the use of technology here.  YouTube is a huge influence in the internet and technology, and that should be recognized.

YouTube is a necessary tool for learning in school.  Having it available to our disposal in school would make everyone’s lives easier.  It is not a total distraction; it is an important tool for success and learning.