With the blooming development of science and technology advancement, cell phone has become an essential part of our daily lives. And of course, they have made their way into the classroom. Cell phones have become one of the most common accessories among middle school and high school students. Starting from middle school, students are most likely to have already own a cell phone. Have you ever heard of the The Columbine High School massacre that took place on April 20th, 1999? An incident involved two students who both went on a shooting rampage together, killing 12 students, a teacher and wounding 21 others in just less than 20 minutes. During this incident, the school’s most easily accessible phone was in the library, which was completely …show more content…
In Earl’s article, according to a study on April 2010 by “the Pew Internet and American Life Project ad The University of Michigan” found that in the “majority of schools”, who allow students to bring their phones to school, but not use them in the classroom, there is “65%” of students that use their phone anyway. And surprisingly, in schools where cell phones are banned completely, the percentage was a shocking “58%”. This shows that students will still continue to bring their devices and use them regardless whether or not it is against the rules.
I believe that cell phones should not be banned in school. However, if teachers are concerned that students will get distracted if cell phones are allowed in school, then I would say that they could enforce a rule where cell phones need to be turned off and put out of sight during school/class hours. If a student is caught using their phone for different purposes other than school work, the teacher should take their phone up for the rest of the day, or even a few days. It is an effective way to keep the
According to “Cell Phones in American High Schools: A National Survey,” by John Obringer and Kent Coffey, eighty-four percent of high schools have written policies regarding cell phones and forty-seven percent allow students to carry their p...
In the article, Point-Counterpoint: Cell phones in Schools” Rose-Marie Mills and Grace Zwillenberg claim cell phones should be banned from schools. Teachers take time from teaching to punish students for using their phone which, disrupts everyone. They suggest that students having phones is a “false sense of security” and, if there was an emergency the
Cell phones should be prohibited in high school classrooms because they cause many different disruptions, enable cheating, and facilitate Cyber bullying.
Have you ever heard of the gruesome Columbine High School massacre? This incident occurred on April 20th 1999 and involved two students embarking on a shooting rampage, killing twelve students, a teacher and wounding twenty three others. Unfortunately during this incident, the school's most easily accessible phone was on the other side of the school in the library. Perhaps some of these lives could have been saved if the students in this class had cell phones that they could've used to contact the authorities more quickly. The issue we are addressing today is the use of cellular devices in educational facilities. I believe that cell phone use is of extreme convenience, and has academically beneficial aspects, among it's so called "faults".
I think that cell phones should be aloud in school during school hours. One of the reasons for that is because they actually have more benefits to the kids than most think. The second reason is the number of cells phones are reason and the use of them are more and more so why keep trying to fight it. There are two counter arguments but both of them are weak.
There is more than one side to the debate about the use of cell phones in school. One claim is that cell phones should not be allowed in schools at all. Cell phones are a distraction and and they interfere with education (Lee). Rather than using them only for emergencies, students generally use them for entertainment purposes (Lee). Nowadays, cell phones can be used to email, text, call, and take pictures (Lee). Some students have trained themselves to text without looking at their phone, which makes it harder for teachers to catch them (Lee). Cell phones can also be a safety liability for schools (Lee). In the case of a bomb threat, cell phones can be used to not only call in the threat, but can also be used to detonate a bomb (Lee). In another
Cell phones should be permitted in schools, because they can be very beneficial and practical in schools. Cell phones can be a life-saver in the case of an emergency. In New York, a violent incident has taken place. Fortunately, timely communication from a student using a cell phone saved a man who desperately needed medical attention (“Cell Phones in the Classroom”). Another student has assisted the police in arresting the suspect by giving timely updates of the criminal scene using a cell phone during the school lockdown.
In conclusion, this essay has tried to argue that cell phones are valuable tools in schools. Many of us see cell phone pessimistically but really haven’t looked at them optimistically. We all know that "with every good, comes a bad, and with responsibilities, come consequences". By all means allowing cell phones in schools is a great idea, and students should start to learn the positive features of that new device. Overall, this essay has attempted to show that allowing cell phones in schools is not a bad idea.
Many teachers view cell phones as a disruption to their class, but some allow them for use in the classroom for the purpose of research, or calculators, or other such educational purposes, not just texting. Usage of phones in this way in the class can be beneficial, and students who don’t use the class time for work are only hurting themselves. If, for example, a student is causing a disruption with their phones, it is simple enough to confiscate the phone and issue demerits while the rest of the class works, and this also deprives the student of potential cla...
It’s not a reasonable defense for using cell phones. You can spend time for your cell phones at home. I can say that students must always be busy in the classroom, they all have their works to do instead of connecting with peers in other countries. Why don’t they use their own time to do that? That skill doesn’t need teachers to teach you how, but teachers are really necessary for explaining other lessons. As I know, today’s children probably don’t need teachers for their digital devices, most of them learn by themselves.
Kids all around are not able to use their cell phones because of older adults saying that they might cheat on tests or quizzes. That is not entirely true you never know if kids will use their cell phones during class. I think it is right to use cell phones during class. Not only will they have better grades they will be able to communicate during passing periods to talk to you about important things. So having their phones on them for school works is handy, grades improve, and they are a learning
Ever since incidents such as 9/11 and Columbine, high schools have started implementing new rules regarding cellphones. Cellphones attract the attention of building managers, teachers, parents, and students. Although teachers see them as a distraction and a way to cheat, they can be quite helpful to students. School districts should permit students to use cellular devices in school for purposes of improving their education and providing themselves with a sense of security. By permitting the use of cellphones in school, students can increase their knowledge and complete school work by using applications and other features on their smartphones.
Electronics are a huge part of our society. “Out of the world’s estimated 7 billion people, 6 billion have access to mobile phones” (Wang). Over thousands of these cell phones are owned by students K-12. A major debate topic is should cell phones be allowed in schools? “Twenty-four percent of schools have banned mobile devices altogether and sixty-two percent allow them on school grounds, but not in the classroom” (Raths).
Cell phones have only been in the picture for a short amount of time compared to how long people have been going to school but cell phones are everywhere now and make it difficult for schools to come up with what to do. As many believe they are a distraction and can be used for cheating and other negative stuff. There are also people that are highly in favor of having cellphones as they can be helpful with all the tools they provide and people who are not and it 's all about who makes a better argument. Cell phones used to just have communication abilities but that is far gone now you have the abilities to use apps and different functions that fit nicely into a school environment. Cell phones should be allowed in the classroom as cell phones provide positive benefits and are a helpful tool in learning.
Today’s cell phone is the front line technology at our fingertips. Keeping this in mind the use of cell phones have become an affair when it comes to allowing teens to use them in educational environments, such as schools. One part of society supports the use of cell phones while the other part of society disapproves the use of cell phones. I personally believe that cell phones should not only be allowed in school, but cell phones should be mandatory just like a textbook. Cell phones do not only allow students to stay united with friends and family, but cell phones are also a magnificent learning system, and they boost the liable use of technology.