Buzzz buzzzz. A phone vibrates during the lecture and the teacher takes it away. Cell phones: they are incredibly useful, but they have no place in school. Students have been going to school for years, and until now cell phones were not an issue. Students have excelled in school prior to the invention and popularity of cell phones; they are not necessary in school in order to succeed. Cell phones in school cause an abundance of issues to both the students and the teacher. The use of cell phones can have negative effects for students and create disruptions for the teacher. There are many reasons why cell phones should be used during school. The use of cell phones during school could lower the amount of punishments students receive. The students
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Students send messages about other students and even messages about the teacher. Students may post negative comments about a student or teacher on social media websites in addition to sending text messages about the student or teacher. This can lead to students bullying another student on the internet. Students who have personal problems enjoy taking out their frustration on other students; this leads to cyberbullying. Students could be messaging a significant other during a lecture leading to an argument, the student’s argument could lead to misbehavior in class (“The”). Cheating creates a problem for cell phone use in school; the use of cell phones in school would make it easy for students to cheat on test. During a test a student could text another asking about the answers (“Cell Phones Should”). Teachers spend time attempting to help students to learn, and if a student cheats, trying teaching them was unsuccessful. The most serious reason cell phones should not be allowed in school is the potential for threats. Students have called emergency numbers and said there has been a bomb threat or school shooting (“The”). This can cause major problems for both the student who called and the entire student body. Threats may not be a problem that arises often, but when it does it is incredibly serious. Cell phone use causes students to believe they can do things that they normally would not
Students send messages about other students and even messages about the teacher. Students may post negative comments about a student or teacher on social media websites in addition to sending text messages about the student or teacher. This can lead to students bullying another student on the internet. Students who have personal problems enjoy taking out their frustration on other students; this leads to cyberbullying. Students could be messaging a significant other during a lecture leading to an argument, the student’s argument could lead to misbehavior in class (“The”). Cheating creates a problem for cell phone use in school; the use of cell phones in school would make it easy for students to cheat on test. During a test a student could text another asking about the answers (“Cell Phones Should”). Teachers spend time attempting to help students to learn, and if a student cheats, trying teaching them was unsuccessful. The most serious reason cell phones should not be allowed in school is the potential for threats. Students have called emergency numbers and said there has been a bomb threat or school shooting (“The”). This can cause major problems for both the student who called and the entire student body. Threats may not be a problem that arises often, but when it does it is incredibly serious. Cell phone use causes students to believe they can do things that they normally would not