A huge problem facing teachers is the camera phone. Pictures of tests and worksheets float around the cell phones of many students, as said in a survey put together by John Orbinger and Kent Coffey, ’21 percent of students who bring cellphones to school have video/photo capabilities on their phones (Carroll, 2004).’ Not only are cellphones are the main cause of cheating, but is also a huge source of distraction in the learning environment. This point is also stated in the previously mentioned survey ‘Cell Phones in American High Schools: A National Survey’, “cell phone use could be a significant distraction during instructional time”(Orbringer and Coffey, 5). Teachers who do not have strict cell phone policies in the classroom have to fight for the attention of their students. Cell phone use has caused a huge rise in cheating and plagiarism.
(Hadzay)” Teachers are beginning to complain that texting is ruining grammar and that teenagers are forgetting how to speak proper English. The biggest problem with texting is the fact that teenagers are spending more time texting than paying attention in class. If you go into a classroom and look at how many kids are texting in school the numbers may be surprising. It’d be even more surprising how many of the students are texting their parents about dinner or rides home. The students are so into their phones even when they go home, they disrespect their parents so much by texting at the dinner table.
However, text messaging has been a major problem with students texting in class interfering with the disruption of their learning. Most teachers express how they feel about cell phones being a distraction to others, however very few students have complaints about the use of cell phones in class. Text messaging in class should be allowed by choice of the students, it can easily be discreet and the possibility of an emergency. Text messaging in class should be allowed by the choice of students. In the argument “Tapping into Text Messaging” by Janet Kornblum, says teens, techies and other early adopters leading the charge to text say it is a great way to communicate when they are too busy to talk or when making a call would be rude or impractical.
These thought patterns lead to this inappropriate behavior. I have personally overheard students in classes talking about how "they never get caught" because they are too sly for the professor. I have also seen those same students get caught and simply brush it off as if the professor was being too strict and infringing upon their rights, completely oblivious to the rude and disrespectful nature of their actions. The humanistic-existential based idea of being completely in control of your personal behavior and actions is very applicable to the in-class text messaging scenario. The choice to bring and use a cell phone in class is entirely up to the student,
Boredom can be felt in many ways. Lectures during school can have a huge impact on students who are bored. Many times during a lecture, a student does not want to hear what is being said. A lecture may have certain sayings that are repeated which may frustrate people if they do not want to hear anything in the first place, and being frustrated from a lecture may cause a person to not
Driving is a serious thing, we can not drive for fun, because it is dangerous and it affects many people’s lives. Most of the teenagers have a phone and they get calls or messages from their friends or someone else. They will take their eyes off the road and possible kill someone. Teenagers are still studying in schools, they have their homework and they have a lot of exams to prepare for. Many do not really have time to practice driving on the road so they do not have really good experience.
“Bullying is a big problem that effects millions of students, and it has everyone worried, not just the kids on it’s receiving end” (Lyness 1). Bullying does not just affect kids, but the parents too. It affects the parents because a lot of their children begin to be afraid attending school. In the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, Melinda was affected by being bullied lead her to think about suicide, scared of coming to school, and victims like Melinda begin to not care about school and fail. Melinda was affected by being bullied and led to many things and one of them is thinking about suicide.
Schoolyard Bullies Have you ever been bullied? Were you a bully at school? Nowadays, an increasing number of students do not want to go to school because they fear bullies. The essay “Schoolyard Bullies”, by Stephanie Simon, presents the point of view from prosecutor James Backstrom and others that some school bullies should receive jail sentences. Students who do not want to go to school, because they are suffering from bullies.
How Does Text Messaging Affect Teen Literacy? Text messaging plays a huge role in most teen’s everyday lives. It is common to see teens “glued” to their phones most of the time. While texting is convenient and popular, what problems has it caused with other aspects of teens lives? Many people talk about the lack of social skills due to excessive texting, but what about the effects on teen’s schoolwork?
When I talk in class, I bother everyone around me. I also bother my teacher. By talking in class I keep myself and others from learning. I also show others that I have not learned how to follow directions or how to control myself. Some students might find it hard to be friends with me if I cannot follow directions or control myself, because they could get in trouble too, by talking back to me during class.