The Postive and Negative Social, Educational and Health Effects of Cell Phones on Teenagers

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.

The distraction caused by cell phones are different in every classroom, it is the teacher 's job to regulate the cell phone usage to maximize the amount of learning that takes place. This article relates to the opposing side of the argument. The article provides a real-life example and informs the reader in a different method about how cell phones do not belong in schools.

Should students be able to use cell phones during class periods? This is a question a lot of students and parents have asked themselves. The invention of cell phones started a debate for many schools. Many schools accept the use of cell phones but experience a lot of frustration over them. There are many reasons for and against the use of cell phones in schools. People who support cell phone use in schools are usually teenagers. People who disagree with cell phone use in schools are usually teachers or parents, who think cell phones are a distraction. A lot of students see cell phones as a useful device but many see them as a distraction during class. Throughout this essay you'll read about the pros and cons regarding cell phones

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.

Using smart phone becomes a trend in the recent years. It is not an exaggeration but everybody in any corners of the world, any ages, even they are poor or rich, use smart phones. Thus, today life changes within smart phones. According to the article, there are positive and negative effects that we both have to consider. However, today's records show that there are more negative effects than positive effects to young people. Many young people claim that it is more comfortable when they are at home than going out. Moreover, it can be physically safer when teens are at home. If they just stay at home, there will be less car accidents and less teens drinking alcohol.

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?

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.

Teenagers who use their cellphones very often will have their academic progress negatively affected due to being distracted. It is not a rare occurrence for teenagers to have their phones with them while they are in class, but that is mainly because many of them do not realize the impact it is having on their grades. Researchers, Christian M. End, Shaye Worthman, Mary Bridget Matthews, and Katharina Wetterau at Xavier University did a study about the impact of

Today, we would like to discuss why cell phone use should be allowed while in school and how allowing cell phones during school hours can

Cell phones are lubricious for teens to have them and the problem is that they prefer to use their cell phones instead of do their homework. In addition now cell phones are a luxury for

Cell phones can be such a big distraction that it can take away from kids education.

Next, cellphones cause a lot of inappropriate activity. This could be Identity theft, money theft, and kids abusing their cell phone privileges. Identity theft and money theft can happen through a phone call, a text message or even logging on to a Wi-Fi network. Now days’ people will give their information to pretty much anybody and they don’t realize how easy it is for somebody to take their belongings. People need to wake up, and protect their special numbers. Identity and credit card theft can ruin a person’s life, leaving them moneyless, and even in debt, and nobody wants a thief to have all their hard-working money. In today’s generation, every kid even at the minimum age of six that I’ve seen for myself has a phone. Kids have many opportunities to abuse cell phone usage. All some parents do is buy their child a phone and give it to them without even thinking about all the harmful aspects that could happen. Since pretty much every teen has a cell phone it is eventually going to cause some problems, according to Neil Marr, and Tim field:

With all the advancements in technology taking place there has been a lot of good that has come with it. Modern medicine, automobiles, and the cell phone which allows people to connect instantly. However with all the good things that have come with technology, there have also been bad things as well. One such thing would be cyberbullying and the addiction of smartphones. Smartphones have affected adolescents in ways previously not thought possible, such as causing poor social skills, addiction, and being used to cyberbully. Adolescents must be educated about the responsibility that comes with owning a smartphone. Smartphones should not be given to kids until they reach high school, because

As today’s world has evolved with over 6 billion people having mobile phones; communication has become further of a necessity for older human beings. As parents, some do not grasp a reason for their young ones having a cell phone in their possession at all times. However, as parents more or less understand the necessity of their younger children having a form of communication to and from home. Having a cell phone in today’s society has become a modicum of what some perceive on an everyday basis, with children younger than the age of 13 not so much. Although, a plethora of people may argue that younger children have the ability to have internet access, and the thought of predators seeking out younger children through their cell phones remains terrifying. Some also believe it remains safer for young children to have a way to communicate with not only the authorities on the other hand also parents or guardians in case of emergencies. The benefits of cell phones for young children outweighs the pricing of these mobile devices when it comes to their safety and wellbeing.

In school majority of the students use their cell phones in class and they don’t pay attention to the subject their working.Many fail classes because students are too busy texting or on facebook. It’s really sad how technology can change studying and how grades go down. Students in Middle School use cell phones very often that they don't even pay attention to their teachers lecturing. Students even make new friends by facebook that they forget their real friends. Students think texting is something important to do but really it seems just a waste of time.Students should spend more time in paying attention in school of being texting or on facebook.Parents should not be buying their kids cell phones because its bad for their studying.They should have phones till they are in high school not middle school because they don't know how to handle it and in high