Should Cell Phones be Allowed in School Essay

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    Today cell phones have become a digital necessity in our everyday lives. Nearly eighty percent of American teenagers have cell phones, and many students take them to school every day. Allowing students to have access to their cellphones in school has been a continuous debate for years. Although cellphones can cause distractions to students from learning, it can also be beneficial with its digital learning tools and the easy portable access of its size. Cell Phones should not be banned because it…

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    Cell Phones as Educational Tools Many times this year composition one students have needed to use their cell phones for educational purposes, but school rules prevented us. Composition one is a class that requires the engagement of technology. What do students do when the computer lab is overbooked, and they cannot get to a computer to research a given topic? Typically, students would use the resource that is at their fingertips: the cell phone. In today’s world, over half of the young…

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    in school and the student was being laughed at while other students were looking at their phones, and how many times students should've learned information they didn’t. Are cell phones the reason students might be failing classes or all of a sudden getting good grades? By looking at the distractions, cell phones create, the increased possibility of students cheating, and the presence of social media in school, it is clear cell phones should not be allowed in school. In contrast, cell phones…

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    lives both in school and out. Cell phones are convenient and connect you with applications and the internet. Students can get a definition to a word using the internet and can look up the answer to a question that the teacher doesn’t know. In the article Students Should Be Free To Carry Cell Phones At School written by Allison Berryhill shows how cell phones can be used during break in between classes and during lunch. Also in the article Cell Phones Should Not Be Banned in Schools by Randi…

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    Nowadays, cell phones are all smart phones. Meaning that cell phones are not only meant for calling or texting, but they have access to the internet and many apps. Students bringing such devices to school can lead to problems and distractions. Schools should have the right to ban cell phone use during the school day because it causes many distractions that interfere with learning. School should be a place where students focus solely on learning. Allowing students to have cell phones during…

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    on your phone without getting in trouble. If we were aloud to have in school it could help a lot. Also if we have our phones in school it could help save our lives during some major event that is happening. Phone should be aloud to be in school because we might need them for communication, help in an emergency, and to use them as a learning aid. The first thing is phones should be aloud in school because we might need them for communication. In the article cell phones aloud in school - 5…

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    Could Using Cell Phones in Class, Actually be Beneficial? Are cell phones in class really a good thing? Can they be a beneficial tool to use in the classroom? Can they actually help the students grow in the classroom? Cell phones are becoming more and more involved in school every year. Cell phones have definitely grown in the last couple of decades. Information went from paper textbooks to online digital textbooks. The problem is, there is an enormous argument for whether cell phones should be…

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    Why do so many students have their cell phones out in class? Are they really that important? Are cell phones in class lowering the students grades? Cell phones are a very useful device most students now have, and because cell phones are very useful and so common, some people are suggesting that cellphones should be allowed in the classroom. Although cell phones can be a useful learning device, cell phones are a huge distraction in class. Having devices in class can let the students cheat on…

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    According to Liz Kolb at the University of Michigan School of Education, “Close to 70 percent of schools that had cell phone bans in place five years ago are reversing their policies.” As this number rises and rises, it leads many to wonder whether lifting the cell phone ban is the right thing to do. Due to the recent uproar, more and more research is being completed on how phones affect students in the classroom. Many believe that when teachers allow students to use their devices, the…

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    Texting In Classrooms

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    Out of the students who have phones seventy-one percent of them receive a text message during class. But there is a problem for teens texting all day long it has become a very bad habit for teens. Have you ever wondered what your kids are doing on their phones? Well they are probably texting so for teens to have their phones in school is very distracting for them. It would get super tempting to text friends or get on social media and games. Then they would not get their work done in class and…

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