Parent Information
Just about everything you need to know about Stamford High is within this website. Take your time to look through the site page by page; you will be amazed at all the information at your fingertips.
The following website page links are provided for a quick reference.
Parent Information and Handbook
MySpace for Parents: What is it all about?
What started as a small, music oriented social network just over three years ago has exploded into a major virtual world that now has over 89 million people involved. Social networks within this context refer to social computing which is the use of software tools that support social interaction and communication.
A Few Facts taken from two recent studies:
- Only 7% of teens interviewed were ever approached by anyone with a sexual intent and nearly all of them simply ignored the person and blocked him from their page.
- While using MySpace teens find it easier to make friends, feel more honest, and creative, and get emotional support from their online friends.
- The typical MySpacer has 278 “online friends,” including 37 close friends, more than half of whom they have never met.
- Nearly half the parents claimed to have limits on their children’s MySpace use, but only 25% of teens said those limits were upheld.
- Half The parents admit that their child uses the Internet from their bedroom rather than a location where the parent can supervise.
Visit the Cited Study:
Adolescents in MySpace: Identify Formation, Friendship and Sexual Predators: Executive Summary
Facebook & MySpace Dangers
High-school seniors already worrying about grades and test scores now may have another worry: Will their Facebook or MySpace pages count against them in college admissions or employment? Take some time and click on the following links for information.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122170459104151023.html
http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/09/facebook_myspac.html
http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2008/sep/20/local/chi-facebook-college-20-sep20