Why Cell Phones Should be Used in School. In school's today we are constantly wanting to like the newest post or reply to the latest message. Cell phones have been crucial part of modern life and they have also been useful gadgets for students. With the technology we have today it is typical for students and staff to always have their phones on them. Some teachers allow the use of cell phones in class and some will take away the phone if seen.
Also in most cases the students forget to turn off the volume to their cell phones which will then interrupt the class or test. The kids see it as fun chatting with their friends while they are in another class, but they don’t see all the important notes being missed. If the teacher is assigning homework or informing the class about an upcoming test the student will not hear, which will then lead to failure! Year after year more and more students get cell phones convincing their parents that it will come in handy in case of an emergency. But if anything urgent were to happen at school the student can go to the office and make a phone call there.
Teachers do not get mad about cell phones in class because they are mean, or don’t want students to socialize, but they do it for students benefit. They are trying to prepare students for the future and the lives we will go on to live after high school. If we don’t learn what we are supposed to during our high school years we will not be prepared for the advanced knowledge college or university offers us. After high school no one is going to tell us we aren’t allowed to use phones in class, but it is out loss if we don’t learn what we are supposed to. Teachers are only trying to prepare us for the real world.
Cell phone in elementary and high school by Judy Wu Should students be allowed to have cell phones in elementary and high schools? Yeah, students should be allowed to have cell phones in both elementary and high school. Having a cell phone is very convenient and useful to contact with parents or friends. For instance, when you hang out with your friends, you can ask your parents first to reassure them. I’m going to talk about my experience of getting lost, the foundations of cell phone, and the emergency call.
What Age Do You Give Your Child a Cell Phone? Giving a child a cell phone has great implications that parent’s don’t often realize. Delaying giving a cell phone for as long as you can is good path to follow and waiting until the child is at least in middle school is an even a better choice. There is the obvious consideration of cost, which really doesn’t require further discussion. More importantly, parents should consider three main factors: cell phones aren’t toys, they are a distraction, and they must be used properly.
For teens to interact with their peers, they only need to have cell phone contacts and the peer group experiences can be shared in virtually every place and time zone as long as they can access network coverage. It is hard to count students who do not have cell phones. Teens carry them twenty-four seven, both in and out of school. The cell phone has become a tool for social empowerment among teens. The problem arises that cell phones interfere with a teenager’s ability to execute an effective and accurate face-to-face social and written communication in an educational environment.
Teachers are always looking for ways to bring technology into the classroom, but they probably did not have cell phones in mind when they started to follow that policy. Nowadays there are probably more kids that have cell phones in the classroom than those that do not, particularly in high school but in middle school as well. Cell phones create a new type of
As the technology grows, then the need for it in the classroom grows. I do think mobile devices can and should be used, yet there needs to be fair regulations on those items. If in one school district, one school has two mobile devices, and another school has one for each kid, that is just wrong. It happens, though. And strict regulations need to be put on teachers, as well, so the devices are not misused.
It also is a teaching tool for them. It teaches them to be responsible and the measure of being independent. Having the responsibility of not losing their phone and keeping it charged. Also, if my children are away from home the cell phone can be used a security device to give me as a parent peace of mind. There is no reason why a person shouldn’t let someone know that they will be late, because majority of the people in the United States have cell phones.
Kids still need to be limited on how often they are using the technology. Exposure to technology isn’t all bad, yet there are numerous negative effects of technology on children. Many parents face the complex decision of the right age of having a cellphone. With advertisements of cellphones showing their main characters as teenagers and preteens, the peer pressure on our kids today is overwhelming. Most teens have their first cellphone by freshmen year of high school, which seems acceptable.