The Negative Effects Of Breaktime On Education

Andrew Brown once said ¨The internet is so big,so powerful and pointless that for it is a complete substitute for life¨(Brainy quotes.com). The meaning of this quote is that technology has become one with those people. I have created an app that reduces time on social media called Breaktime. Breaktime helps people with their obsession of technology. It was created to stop all social media when a certain amount of time is up. Breaktime is a great invention that will limit users to 4 hrs a day because too much social media causes addiction,social interference, and low test scores. Phones are like drugs, they are harmful and addictive. ¨Some cell phone users show the same symptoms that a drug addict might have,Robert explains¨(Kowalski). Robert …show more content…
“Researchers noted a significant growth in student achievement in classrooms that banned cellphones, with students test scores improving by 6.41 percent of a standard deviation”(Truman). Truman is saying that taking away cell phones decreases distraction in the classroom. Banning cell phones increased test scores especially low achieving students. “Low achieving students benefited most from the ban,with test scores increasing by 14.23 percent points of a standard deviation”(Truman). Truman says that low achieving student increase test scores without the distraction of cellphones. Banning cell phones increases intelligence. Without the distractions of cell phones intelligence will be increased. Society has become addicted to their cellphones. They lost social connection and intelligence. Drug addiction is harmful just like phone addiction. Looking at a screen all day makes your intelligence decrease. Test scores drop because kids are distracted by technology. People have a social interference because there looking at a phone all day instead of talking face to face. Technology has become a substitute of life said Andrew Brown. Technology has become an addiction. Breaktime will help you with this