Cell Phones During School Day

In this article entitled “Why Cellphones should not be Allowed in a School Setting,” the author claims that having or using cellphones has become a growing epidemic nowadays, and schools try to restrict the usage of the phones by imposing authentic rules, which is very beneficial to the students.

Even I myself is distracted with my phone, sometimes i'm more worried about a text messages than my teacher calling on me for answers.Because it's so easy it be occupied with Facebook,Twitter,Snapchat,Instagram etc. that you don't realize the type of state of mind that you're in and you're instantly distracted. People claim it’s safe to keep a phone on them and I totally agree but yet it disconnects and distracts kids from knowing outside the box.School is the most important thing of living right now so why throw it all away over a status or a message. I'm mostly saying that

Tap Tap, Tap. Students are constantly using cellphones in class when they should be paying attention to important materials in class. Some schools have banned cell phones. Some schools are taking advantage of cell phones and trying to them to open new possibilities for new learning experience. A cell phone is a piece of technology that can have a positive and negative effect. For example you can use it find out what you need to study. It depends on the user. Cell phones can also be used to cheat and then you wouldn’t be learning anything, except how to cheat. Do you really think that we should allow these with children that don’t know how to use them correctly? I wouldn’t. Although cell phones can open new opportunities to learning, we can not assume that students will use them for academic reasons. Therefore, cell phones are not the best thing to have in school, they shouldn't be allowed in school to ensure a good environment for the future generations of mankind. The negative effects from cell phones can distract kids from the subject they are learning in school, reduce the amount of respect students show teachers, and make schools less empathetic. The only thing that schools will get from allowing cellphones in class is nothing but trouble.

Are you always on your phone? Either Snapchatting, on Instagram, scrolling through your twitter feed? It can be pretty temping to pick up your phone and do this stuff in class but you can use them in good ways in school. George Washington Middle School currently has cell phones banned in class. Although most teachers think that cell phones are a distraction, cell phones should be allowed in class because students feel anxious without their phones, there are many educational uses, and allowing phones is more convenient.

These are just a few of the reasons cell phones should not be banned in schools. Indeed, there are downfalls to a cell phones, but they're also good and very useful during school. Like for example in case of emergency, parent wants to check up on their kid, helpful with school work, and lastly electronics are more fun for kids including their own device.If you can't use you cell phone in your school talk to your principal or teachers and state why they should change their mind and maybe you'll change their

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 complete 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 usage of cellular devices in educational facilities. Both Cameron and myself believe that cell phone usage is of extreme convenience, and has academically beneficial

Cell phones are amazing things that allow us to so many great things, but are causing us to loose sight to what really matters? Cell phones should not be allowed to be out during school hours but should not be completely banned from the school campus. They are used as status symbols, a way to measure self worth and make us lose touch with reality.

Cell phones should not be allowed in school. Cell phones should not be allowed because they can help you cheat on a test. They have apps and website that can help people cheat. Because the phone can be were the teacher cannot see it they can cheat easier. On the cell phone there is notes were people can write the answers down. Cell phones can help people cheat on test. Some phones mak it easier to hide stuff then other phones.

I firmly believe in banning cellphones in schools because of how much distraction they cause. I believe that people will be driven to join my side because source 5 explains how sometimes, “ some students use their cellphones for bullying and insulting each other, which can cause students to commit suicide.” Now, if anyone wants to do something about the cell phone distractions you can give a speech at school or write a petition to the office recommending that cell phones be

Every teacher has a different policy on cell phone use in class. In past years, cell phones were essentially banned from classrooms while more recently teachers have been more lenient with their policy. Educational devices such as computers and online learning have been embraced by many school districts, while cell phones which offer the same effect on learning have been outlawed. Advancements in technology can provide students with a new learning tools where the learning tools will be used in the real world. Students who use cell phones to access research information are able to reach a wide variety of current information. Teachers are also able to teach students the proper way to use cell phones in a professional setting. Cell phones can also raise engagement levels in classes. In the article Cell Phones in the Classroom by George Engel and Tim Green, “There was an observable rise in class participation when cell phones were used in the class” (44). While cell phones were once considered a distraction, the way society uses cell phones has changed. Likewise, the purpose of cell phones has shifted from solely communication to a variety of benefits. Cell phones should be allowed in classrooms for educational uses because there are so many different ways to learn and study using them.

Many teachers and adults don’t think cellphones should not be allowed in school because of the distraction they cause. Although people believe students shouldn’t be able to use their phones in classrooms, cell phones should be allowed because music helps students concentrate when working, also they could be used for research purposes, and lastly students could use their phones to communicate with parents, and others.

Students might think that cell phones help us with school work. However Miriam Morgenstern says that “The texting tweeting, and snapchatting during class during class time are an incredible distraction, and makes it much more difficult to teach” (The Boston Globe). If schools did allow phones at school

More and more kids are getting cell-phones every year, and because cell-phones are gaining more educational abilities, some people are suggesting that phones be allowed for more use in school. Although cell-phones can be an useful learning tool, they should not be allowed in schools because many kids would abuse the privilege, there are many other technologies available for use, and phones are also not available to every person.

To begin with i'm going to state my reasons why cell phones should not be allowed during school hours.Cell phones shouldn't be allowed during school because it's a huge distraction and it creates problems involving social media.You are suppost to go to school to gain knowledge

Cell phones and technology in general has advanced a lot over the last ten years. Allowing students to be able to take their phones or devices wherever they want in today’s society. Thus bringing forward the issue of cell phone distraction in the classroom.