Cell Phones for Young People Useful or Distracting?

Has your cell phone ever gone off in class during a test or when the teacher was teaching? Mobile devices have been accessible all around the world for the past 10 years, but neither school officials nor the legislators have yet come to a clear resolution on allowing students to use them at school. This led to more unsolved issues and debates concerning the use of cell phones. Cell phones were invented to be able to connect to families and friends in an instant across the world. Permitting students to have cell phones on school grounds, parents are able to call or text their children to see how they are doing in school and vice versa. Allowing students to use their cell phones at school is beneficial such that it provides instant communication and convenience, personal safety, and can even be a learning tool.

There is a noticeable increment of cellphone usage between children of ages 6 to 12 in the last few years. The statistics show that “6 out of 10 children own a cellphones” (ConsumerReport.org). This report clearly shows that there are a large number of children who own a phone. Now, with the latest advanced technology we cannot do much to prevent minors from gaining access to this type of devices. However, what we need to concern about is the damage that phones can cause to children. Lately, there have been many cases of abduction of children by social networks, and also cases of theft of cell phones. Therefore, the debate regarding children using cellphones whether or not has created different types of concerns along parents and

Ever since smartphones were created, they have changed teenagers’ lives entirely. The article Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? by Jean Twenge, shows the ways the invention of the smartphone has changed recent generations. The article mentions the rise in teen depression and suicide, cyberbullying, and teen safety. It also mentions the decline in our social abilities, dating, and sleep. Smartphones have had both negative and positive affects on teenagers, but the negatives significantly outweigh the positives, which points to the need to put down the smartphones, as the article suggests.

One of the major problems in the world today is the dependency that teenagers have on their cell phones. The majority of people depend on their cell phones for everything that they do. They feel like they have to constantly check it to look at what is new on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. They forget to focus on the world around them and become absorbed in the online world. Some suffer from panic attacks if they don’t have their phone with them. They might not need their phone, but they have to have it with them.

When people talk about cell phones in classrooms, people can be very split. People say that it can distract students and fellow classmates, with text messaging and video games so present with our day and age. But, what I believe is that with new and upcoming age of technology, Cellphones are going to be much more relevant in the world we live in. This is the reason students should be allowed to use this tool in places like the classroom.

Allowing cellphones in school classrooms across America is a widely debated topic in most school systems today. With cellphone use amongst teenagers so much more widespread today than it has been in the past decade, teenagers seem to always have their cellphone with them, especially in school. During school hours, having a cellphone can be a beneficial asset in emergency situations, but it can also carry negative aspects along with it. As many people have pointed out, having a cell phone in the classroom can be a temptation to cheat on tests and other assignments. Also, some argue the fact that cellphones can become a distraction in class when students are simply bored, do not want to listen, or take notes. Personally, I believe that cellphones

People have cell phones everywhere, especially teenagers. Teenagers are glued to their cell phones; they need cell phones almost everywhere they go. Today teens are depending on their phones for everything. The number of cell phones users has increased and as of 2010, there were more than 303 million subscribers in the U.S., according to the cellular companies (Hanna). As a result of teenagers over using cell phones, teens are being impacted emotionally, socially, and physically.

Jean M. Twenge’s purpose of this paper is to inform the reader. She informs her reader about teens and how technology affects teens today and in the past. Twenge does it by giving facts about teens in baby boomer times v.s. teens now. She states that teens now were raised by phones but baby boomers were not. She is informing the audience how technology has grown bigger over the years. Twenge's purpose is to make people aware of the problems going on with teens and

We should not get rid of phones. Ballaro and Beverly claim that ”policy changes, driven by safety concerns of both parents and teens, fueled a national debate over whether the safety benefits of cell phones outweighed their potential to create a nuisance that interferes with learning.” Also, they believe “after the 1999 shootings at columbine high school and the september terrorist attacks, however, many schools eased restrictions on cell phones use in middle and high schools.” Supporters point out that vast numbers of parents and children depend on cell phones to communicate their daily life whereabouts and activities.” We should not get rid of cellphones there are many uses for phones. Cell Phones are people main lifestyle and use for everything

Technological advances have increased dramatically in the past 40 years. Martin Cooper invented the first cellular phone in 1973, which was called the Dyna Tec, while working for the famous company Motorola. The first cellular phone did not sell well because it was as large as a brick. So now knowing how technology has advanced, it is obvious to see why it is advancing. Although technological advances have affected both the generalized public and society’s teenagers, it seems to have had a larger effect on society’s teenagers, specifically the advances in cellular phones. Not only does cellular phone usage affect a teenager’s social life and literacy, but it also affects their health. Cellular phones have a great impact on a teenager’s social life. The following solution would also be in their best interest without them even realizing it. The over use of cell phones by teenagers will have a negative effect on their academic, social, and mental development.

Have you ever been working in class and a student using their caused you to be distracted? Texting instead of paying attention in school is when you bring your cell phone to class and text or use social media when the teacher isn’t looking and you aren’t listening. My topic is controversial because people cannot agree on it. Many adults and a few students want to ban cell phones, but everyone else wants to remain using their phones at school. I support banning cellphones in schools because texting and using social media in class leads to lower GPA and test scores, bullying, and disruptiveness.

One reason why cell phones should be prohibited in the classroom is that it’s a HUGE distraction. According to school teacher Miriam Morgenstern, “the texting, tweeting, and Snapchatting during class time are ‘an incredible distraction, and makes it much more difficult to teach’” (qtd. in Matchan). Not only is it difficult for the teacher to teach, but it’s a poor distraction for the cell phone users themselves. Also, according to Joni Siani, a Braintree psychologist and author, “they’re distracted and not really engaged with their lesson plan” (qtd. in Matchan). So that is very true, and, most definitely what you’d expect out of a teenager. Some people argue that, “73% of teachers said their students use phones in the classroom to complete assignments”(Higgins). But many of those teachers don’t actually realize the amount of students that still get distracted from social media, games, etc. when the teacher isn’t looking. And if the user is on he or she’s phone during class, they can’t learn anything because they are actually focusing their

In conclusion the use of cell phones are a distraction with preadolescent, adults, and college students. It could also be argue that it could benefit us in case of an emergency to have our cell phone. When a phone call cannot be taken due to being in class a simple text can keep from the rest of the class hearing your conversation, and private discussion with whomever is texting

Having phones as technology in school could help or hinder students education. Some of the reasons phones should be used during class is because it helps with them study, while people say why phones shouldn’t be used is because they may or may not educate them and students spend their being on phones instead of working. Think about the amount of time you send and receive those 200 texts a day and think about the time you can be studying rather than

In the past few years cell phones have become an object of need rather than want. Everywhere you look people are on their cell phone either texting, calling, ‘facebooking,’ or emailing. The cell phone is the smallest most convenient connection that nearly everyone has. The idea, of course, is fantastic.The ability to communicate wire-free from anywhere is perfect. Cell phones have their advantages, like most digital devices. Parents have the luxury of calling up their children to know that they are safe, but, what are the consequences of that cell phone?