Is Friending Parents On Facebook A Good Thing?

A survey of high school students found that 38 percent said they would have put more effort into studying for college admissions tests if parents could track their progress online. Would Facebook work as a way to securely share this information among families?

Teens have dreaded their parents’ presence on Facebook for about as long as both groups have had profiles on the site, but statistics released today suggest an interesting symbiosis for the two on social media: better preparing for college admissions tests.

A Kaplan Test Prep Company survey of high school students found that 38 percent said they would have put more effort into studying for college admissions tests if parents could track their progress in the same way that many of today’s schools provide real-time grades online to families.

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