The world is moving very quickly and technology is a part of our regular lives today.
They help us each day with things like weather, checking bank information, entertainment and communication. However, it is no doubt that they can be distracting. We have become very dependent on our devices and sometimes it is hard to let go and live in the moment. High school students definitely benefit from cell phones, but it is also becoming a problem for the school and for teachers. The main concern is that it is a distraction for the students and everybody around them, but there are many ways to prevent distraction and actually use the devices for good instead of banning them.
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The Educational Leadership Foundation did a survey that states cell phones are responsible for a 20% increase in high school cheating. This is a problem but can be solved very easily. If the teachers would ask the students to turn in their phones at the beginning of class, the whole issue would be resolved. The teacher can even spend a couple minutes walking around during testing time and make sure there is no other devices out.
Cell phones may make it easier to cheat, but it is not a reason to ban them from everybody when you could resolve it so easily. Another concern is that cell phones have been linked to online bullying. Bullying is a serious issue, but if a child is going to bully someone, they will do it regardless. Taking their phone away from school is not going to stop them from what they do outside of school. I think more efforts should be put on actually helping students who bully, as opposed to taking away their phone and acting like it will solve the problem. Bullying is much more complex than that. There are definitely cons to having phones inside high schools, but the pros are much greater.
Cell phones are great if you use them to your benefit. The National Forum of
They help us each day with things like weather, checking bank information, entertainment and communication. However, it is no doubt that they can be distracting. We have become very dependent on our devices and sometimes it is hard to let go and live in the moment. High school students definitely benefit from cell phones, but it is also becoming a problem for the school and for teachers. The main concern is that it is a distraction for the students and everybody around them, but there are many ways to prevent distraction and actually use the devices for good instead of banning them.
If you walk into a high school classroom and ask everybody to hold …show more content…
The Educational Leadership Foundation did a survey that states cell phones are responsible for a 20% increase in high school cheating. This is a problem but can be solved very easily. If the teachers would ask the students to turn in their phones at the beginning of class, the whole issue would be resolved. The teacher can even spend a couple minutes walking around during testing time and make sure there is no other devices out.
Cell phones may make it easier to cheat, but it is not a reason to ban them from everybody when you could resolve it so easily. Another concern is that cell phones have been linked to online bullying. Bullying is a serious issue, but if a child is going to bully someone, they will do it regardless. Taking their phone away from school is not going to stop them from what they do outside of school. I think more efforts should be put on actually helping students who bully, as opposed to taking away their phone and acting like it will solve the problem. Bullying is much more complex than that. There are definitely cons to having phones inside high schools, but the pros are much greater.
Cell phones are great if you use them to your benefit. The National Forum of