Why Cell Phones Should Not Be Allowed in School

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Even though cell phones enhance educational learning for students, there are many reasons why cell phone shouldn’t be allowed in school.  Cell phones can be a way to communicate between parents and kids and in case of emergency, kids can call them; however, cell phones can have a negative impact on students. Some students do not know when to use cell phones. They use their cell phones every chance that they have.  They stop paying attention in the class.  In the end, cell phones become a distraction for students and teachers. Cell phones have volume mode that can silent the sound of notification completely and the teachers wouldn’t notice. “94 percent of high school students accessed social media on their phones during class over the past years” (Newswise). According to the research, students used their cell phones every ten minutes. The students could send messages to their friends and others class who might be taking quizzes or tests at the moment. They could ask them answers to their tests question and cheat. As a result of that, students might have good grades, but they do not fully understand what they are learning. We are in an innovative generation where most every teenager owns a cell phone and there are online predators. Some teenagers do not realize that anybody could hack their cell phones and pretend like they are their family members. In the past, there were no sign of missing persons hanging on the wall. The rate of children missing is increasing each year and children are getting kidnapped all the time. “As of December 31, 2013, NCIC contained 84,136 active missing person records” (FBI). The FBI show that kids go missing all the time. Also, cyber bullying increase the rate of suicide.  Teens could not think properly when it comes to posting pictures or update their social media profile status. Teens believed that if they send private message, none would see, but that is not the case. Some people could hacked the computer system and see all the private messages. Some teens do not think about what they are posting on their social network that could harm others. They just want to belong in society and they post inappropriately just to be accepted. Those comment and inappropriate pictures lower self-esteem and harm themselves in unpredictable ways.

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The Benefit of Having Cell Phone in school

There are so many advantages about cell phones and out of all the reasons; the most important reasons are that it make possible for parents and kids to keep in touch with each other.  Cell phones are very useful to children. The uses of a cell phones are part of learning how to use technology for the future. Cell phones are electronic devices that children have to use in the future so why not prepare them for the upcoming. We are in time of new invention and many things are happening as well as crimes. Each year the rates of children missing are increasing and the numbers of children kidnapped are enormously growing. Because of that, parents wanted to keep in touch with their children and wanted to know every step that their children are taking. In this competitive generation, parents are so caught up with their jobs that sometimes they don’t even have time to go home, and spend some quality time with their family. Some parent are single and they struggled to survive, so they do not have time to check in with their children. The easiest way to communicate with their children is through cell phones. Even if they do not have time to go home, they can call them or they can track the kids’ cell phones using GPS. “65% of parents snoop on kids’ smartphones, and 29% track their location.” (Koetsier). Because of cell phones, parents know exactly where the child are and where they should be. It could happen that the parent called them while the children were in class, but they could text messaging them.  Also, the children could contact with their parent through text messaging if they need lunch money or forgot the project or homework assignment that was due; the parent can drop off their homework. Another thing that is beneficial about having cell phones is that it could be used for educational things like research, projects, and calculators. Nowadays, all smart phones or most cell phones have access to the internet. The students could go to their cell phone and find out certain things that they don’t know. They could check their grades using their cell phones. Sometimes teachers post homework on their website and important dates so that the students could access their websites. As a result, there would be fewer excuse from the students. “More than one out of three middle school students report they are using smartphones (39%) and tablets (31%) to do homework.” According to the research done by TRU, most of the children are using cell phones to complete their school assignments. 

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Koetsier, John. "65% of Parents Snoop on Kids’ Smartphones, and 29% Track Their location." VentureBeat. VB News, 17 Oct. 2013. Web. 12 Mar. 2015.

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Cell Phones

Many years ago, people were staying in touch with each other by writing letters. Back in the hundreds years ago, it would take approximately seven days to get mail delivered and it would take an estimated two weeks to get the information. People got smarter and invented new things. They discovered ways to communicate with each other faster and get the material even quicker than by letter. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Telephones made it possible for people to stay in touch with each other, but many couldn’t afford to buy telephones. Telephones were not easy to dial in case of emergency. As time passed by, people got even cleverer and improved the telephones into something that is a lot smaller and easy to carry wherever you go. In present time, it does not matter where you are in the world, you will only see small and easy to carry devices.  We are in time of the Information age, and people are getting info in less time by using devices called cellphones. Cellphones are not only used for communication, but also used for entertainments. People got a lot keener and came upon smart phones which had the capabilities to access internet, emails, and have touchscreen. Most of everybody have their own cellphones and even teens have one nowadays. “Eighty percent of Americans ages twelve and up own a cell phone.” (Pew Research Center). In my school, most student has their own cell phones and ninety five percent have smart phones. This means that they can access to their emails, and social media easily. In this generation, kids have their own social media like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. Some people looked at their cell phones every ten minutes, not because they felt a vibration or because they are getting a phone call, but rather because they always wanted to connect with others. “84 percent of respondents said that they could not go a single day without their cellphones.”(Gilbert). Based on what Gilbert says, students are obsessed with their cell phones. Because of cell phones, some students become problematic in school and have hard time paying attention to the class.

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 Lenhart, Amanda. "Is the age at which kids get cell phones getting younger?" Pew Internet & American Life Project. N.p., 01122010. Web. 1 Jun 2011.

Gilbert, Jason. "Smartphone Addiction: Staggering Percentage Of Humans Couldn't Go One Day Without Their Phone." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2015.

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