In his article Dennis McCafferty explains that out of the 1,150 Americans, “48% of survey participants say they wouldn 't hide the fact that they 're using a smartphone in a place of worship” (Smartphone Addiction Reaching New Heights). This need for one to have his or her eyes constantly looking at a device’s screen is even coming into play in some of the most inappropriate environments. The fact that nearly half of the people surveyed admitted to the use of a smartphone in a place of worship is not only alarming but could also be considered sacrilege. Most would also agree that it is impolite and disrespectful, not only in this instance, but for almost any public event or gathering. If people cannot stay off of their phones for a few hours
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The upshot of this is that these signs are obviously being put up because cell phone use is becoming a more prominent problem than in recent years, so much that restaurants need these signs to deter the use of mobile devices. In addition, since cell phone use is becoming as severe of a problem as cancer causing tobacco smoke it is evident that it is a growing epidemic. In the article “The Truth About Smartphone Addiction” the authors refer to a TED talk by psychologist Sherry Turkle as she warns that, “People are increasingly connected, yet increasingly lonely” (Bell et al.). This statement accurately represents the current and most likely future state of a society obsessed with mobile devices. While smartphones provide an overwhelming amount of applications created for social networking, the truth is that online communications are drawing users away from the traditional means of interaction. It is much more enticing to use an application that provides instant messaging to several people at …show more content…
The most versatile feature that smartphones possess is the ability to connect to the internet no matter where located. With that, parents and instructors alike believe that they should encourage the use of technology in public school classrooms because it has potential to be a valuable resource for students to utilize. Of course, the ability to have the answer to a wide range of questions for any of their courses sounds helpful, however, it would really be doing more harm than good. In a survey conducted on 404 undergraduate students, “92% admitted that they have sent or received a text message during class.” These are college students that have to pay for their education. The number most likely reaches the 100% range when applied to the less mature high school student. With a percentage rate that high it is difficult to believe that the majority of students will be using their smartphones to work on classwork. It seems more realistic that rather than using their devices to study they would use them to socialize or entertain themselves with one of the hundreds of thousands of applications available. This is not to say that every single student would take advantage of the opportunity to access their phones during class, it is just more likely that phones will become more of a distraction rather than a viable educational resource. Sure, implementing technology such as
The upshot of this is that these signs are obviously being put up because cell phone use is becoming a more prominent problem than in recent years, so much that restaurants need these signs to deter the use of mobile devices. In addition, since cell phone use is becoming as severe of a problem as cancer causing tobacco smoke it is evident that it is a growing epidemic. In the article “The Truth About Smartphone Addiction” the authors refer to a TED talk by psychologist Sherry Turkle as she warns that, “People are increasingly connected, yet increasingly lonely” (Bell et al.). This statement accurately represents the current and most likely future state of a society obsessed with mobile devices. While smartphones provide an overwhelming amount of applications created for social networking, the truth is that online communications are drawing users away from the traditional means of interaction. It is much more enticing to use an application that provides instant messaging to several people at …show more content…
The most versatile feature that smartphones possess is the ability to connect to the internet no matter where located. With that, parents and instructors alike believe that they should encourage the use of technology in public school classrooms because it has potential to be a valuable resource for students to utilize. Of course, the ability to have the answer to a wide range of questions for any of their courses sounds helpful, however, it would really be doing more harm than good. In a survey conducted on 404 undergraduate students, “92% admitted that they have sent or received a text message during class.” These are college students that have to pay for their education. The number most likely reaches the 100% range when applied to the less mature high school student. With a percentage rate that high it is difficult to believe that the majority of students will be using their smartphones to work on classwork. It seems more realistic that rather than using their devices to study they would use them to socialize or entertain themselves with one of the hundreds of thousands of applications available. This is not to say that every single student would take advantage of the opportunity to access their phones during class, it is just more likely that phones will become more of a distraction rather than a viable educational resource. Sure, implementing technology such as