Hmm, phones in the classroom! What do you think? That is a debate between billions of people in the world today. Children all over the world have phones, but they can not have them out during school hours. Cell phones are important to so many kids and adults. These devices have been around for so long, and many people can not live without them. All around the school campus, students are miserable without their phones. In the world today, about three-fourths of the U.S. population have phones. A cell phone is an important thing to some people. Without cell phones, kids wouldn't have access to their social media accounts like Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and more. So take this into consideration, even if it is in one class, students should be allowed to get on their cell phones during school hours. Cell phones are beneficial in so many ways. Using the calculator off a phone can be beneficial in math class. If you have a math problem like 90 x 67, you can type it into the calculator and get the answer. In reading class, you can look up the definitions online. If you have a word like flabbergasted, the online dictionary might tell you that it means to be surprised. You can also visit educational sites like, Discovery.com, Moby max, IXL, and some educational games sites like Kahoot and Sum dog. Phones are good tools to find research. If a student had a project on Thomas Jefferson and all the class computers were taken, they could get on
I think using smartphones should be allowed to in classrooms. If students are allowed to use their phones in the classroom they would be able to focus on their assignments. If students use technology, such as their phones, they will be able to be prepared for their future. In the future mostly everything would be based off of technology. While in the classroom the electronic devices would be very useful for current assignments. Some people also work better on a phone of computer/chromebook. These are some super-eminent qualities. If students are allowed to use their phones computers tablets or any other device they could get their work done faster or more efficiently. Many people believe that when students get in trouble at school that they are being taught a lesson. However, as a middle schooler myself we seem that getting in trouble is just a way of telling us that we need help. Or that we are horrible people and need to do something better in our lives. Without phones in class we need a way to communicate. Most communication is done over the
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.
Phones should not be allowed to be used at school because phones tend to distract not only the student that has the phone, but also the other student's and the teacher. When a person gets a text they want to answer it right then. When that student or person receives a text, it interrupts the whole class because for one, your going to want to answer it, and for the second reason the class looks at you and that causes a big distraction for everyone that was listening to the teacher and trying to learn. Another reason a phone is distraction is students tend to stay on social media and post crazy things and selfies and during class they want to take a picture of themselves and other student's to post and that distracts not only that person but their classmates around them.
Have you ever had that moment when your cell phone went off in class? Then all of a sudden your whole class is staring at you because of this enormous disruption. So the class has stopped the process of learning all because of you and your phone addiction. This is why cellphones should not be allowed in the classroom. But school in general, such as lunch or passing periods should be when students are allowed for students to use.
Did you know twenty-four percent of K-12 schools ban cell phones altogether, and 62 percent allow phones on school grounds but ban them in the classrooms? As you know, not many schools allow the use of phones in school. Those that do usually have a strict restriction on them. Even though most schools do not allow the use of phones in the classrooms, they have educational benefits, therefore they should be allowed in the classroom. The reason I think phones should be allowed is because they don't only have distracting uses, but they also have educational uses. Although phones can be distracting, there are tons of educational uses for phones. In an article called “40 Uses For Smartphones In School,”(leyden) it gives 40 educational uses for phones during school hours.
It is a well known fact; using cell phones in school takes away from learning time. I do not think that cell phones should be allowed. Cell phones are fine for outside the classroom, but inside, you’re supposed to be learning. Even though some students think they can use them for good, it can quickly turn into bad. Cell phones cause students to do bad on their work, enables cheating, and can be distracting.
Most schools around the country allow students to have cell phones for safety; however, most schools do not necessarily allow students to use mobile phones during class time according to “Do Cell Phones Belong in the Classroom” by Robert Earl, a partner in a strategic consulting firm in Arlington, Virginia, has served in the federal government, in the defense industry, and in the Marine Corps. He is a Naval Academy graduate and Rhodes Scholar and has spent many years observing public school classrooms. The article “Do Cell Phones Belong in the Classroom?” states that lack of preparation for a class has been just one negative consequence these cell phone users experience (Earl). Cell phones are known to be a distraction in all types of situations. For instance, after the teacher has given the lecture. Or has even started helping students. Sometimes even he or she will start writing on the board. Students see that as an opportunity to take their phones out and send an instant message to friends, watch a vine, listen to music, or tweet. After some time, the teacher will notice the usage of cell phones. By that time he or she gives out a warning about the use of cell phones, the phones will disappear with unwilling obedience until the next chance is presented. There needs to be more discipline in a classroom and students need to be inspired and motivated by wanting to learn. “ Percent of teens who take their cell phone to school, school policy, 2009” shows
One reason I think kids should have cell phones in class is that they not only can listen to music to help them work,but cell phones can also be used as an instance search if they have a vocab word they don't know they can look it up or they can even look up different definitions!Another reason kids should be able to have cell phones in class is for math. They can go onto their calculator on the phone and instantly have an answer! It could even save school supplies money by not buying a calculator! If you still don't know what side to chose think about this...yes, kids can waste time in class by hiding on there phones playing games or texting,but what you're not thinking about is how helpful this could be. Plus, the teachers can take their phone away for the day if they're caught texting or using their phone for something they're not supposed to be doing. Also, have you ever thought about this, what if you were at school
Although cell phones could be distracting in class, they should be allowed because they have many benefits in education, activity on them can be controlled, and they also provide benefits to the teachers of the classrooms.
What are you doing? Don't you know that you cannot use your phone during class. These days people can literally not live without their cell phones. In school, teachers are trying to find a way for students to stop using their phones. With all the social media teacher are scared that students can do things they are not supposed to do. Cell phones have had a major impact on people these years. Scientist is now inventing new phones and apps people can download. Even though teachers are trying to find a way for students to participate, phones are not the answer. So, students should not be able to use their cell phones during school hours.
There is no valid reason for students to be using cell phones in class. If a student is using a cell phone in class, they are either distracting others, ignoring the lessons, cheating, or simply side tracked. It’s also very disrespectful to the teacher, who most likely doesn’t get paid enough, to teach things that we need to know for later in life, even though it may seem like we need to know as much as they try to cram in our heads. Cell phones are bad to use in class because even if you have it on vibrate or silent you can still distract people by laughing at the text messages you get or by asking someone a question if you don’t know how to spell something. You can also distract the teacher by doing this because the teacher might tell you to put it away and having to do that repeatedly causes the teacher to stop teaching just to tell you to stop using the phone and that’s valuable time when you can be learning something.
Have you ever considered using your cell phone while you are in class. I am sure many people have! In your own opinion what do think personally about using cell phones in the class room? Do you think it's wrong to have cell phones during class, or do you think students should have cell phones out in class? Children can use their cellular devices in so many ways! I think phones should be allowed in schools because of many reasons. In many peoples opinion, cell phones should be allowed to have out in class, and everyone may have a different opinion in the situation, many people also think when you have an opinion make sure you prove why you think what you choose, have prove of what you the choice is of yours.
People use cell phones on the grounds that it’s portable as well as its high amount of functions and speed. Unlike a computer, which takes a long time to log on and open a web browser, this logs on with a swipe and touch to access the internet. This means that you will have the ability to execute something quickly before you forget it. Unfortunately, this feature can be freely used for the wrong purposes. It’s size and quick speed will mean that someone can simply finish something non-productive extremely quickly without a teacher noticing. Consequently, it will mean that they will not be listening and no one is going to give a care. Cell phones are an incredibly educational tool only if used properly. Furthermore, they are an helpful and harmful in numberless amounts of ways. Therefore, what decides if cell phones are educational tools depends on you, the user. In
Although I’m a product of the technological generation, I agree with Louise Katz, that “the classroom [is] a more engaging and inviting place” without cell phones. Growing up around cell phones, has made things convenient, as well as challenging. However, there is a time and place for everything, and classrooms aren’t the place for cellphones.
Unfortunately, cell phones have become one of the biggest challenges instructors face in college classrooms as these devices have become a pervasive part of young people's lives. What used to only make phone calls and send text messages, now does our emailing, sends us Facebook and Snapchat notifications, and plays music. Additionally, our cell phones are not only used for personal activities, but for school and work life. We want to be reachable in case of an emergency, but the constant stream of notifications has led our productivity to significantly tumble down. Recently, I noticed that in many of my classes, even though the professor says there is a “no phone” policy, many students are scrolling through their social media feeds or responding to a text rather than paying attention to the lecture of the day. I admit to using my phone constantly during class, which often has led my grades to suffer poorly. Rather than paying attention to the lesson, I was checking on buzzing notifications of entertainment news and random trivia. Because I was not listening to my professor earlier in the day, I had a difficult time trying to complete the homework assignment. Thus, in an attempt to be epistemic temperate, for the last two days, I tried to not use my phone during class lectures and study time to measure my productivity.