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.
When students send texts, they don’t use periods because they forget or don’t think they need them. This mistake can lead to students leaving out period in sentences in writing which taint the normal writing seen. Also, the uses of commas are completely exempt from text messages which make them absent in their writing. Without commas you just have one big run-on sentence that many kids write now because of text messages. These simple rules that conduct a proper sentence are ignored because students are used to not using them in text messages.
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.
So they made it very clear not only to the students but everyone who steps in the halls of Skyview High that cell phone usage is two thumbs down. But don't you think that there is a proper time to use your phone? There are always inappropriate times of course to use your cell phone as well. One of those would probably be in the middle of class when the teacher
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,
These are things like sleeping earlier, doing their homework’s, being peaceful in school so that they are not having any problems with anyone in school which could make them feel down and not wanting to go to school etc. These issue needs to be resolved because Fog City will see this number by much more because friends have influences on each other and if one drops out then the others may be influenced. There are many crimes linked to truancy “students who do not graduate from high school are far more likely to be arrested for crime and also become victims of violence” this means that not only should this issue be resolved for the sake of Fog City’s school report cards but also for the crime of the city to be reduced. (Guernsey 3) The PASS proposal may not be such a good idea because it may have negative effects on the students in the long run. According to Ripley’s paragraph 2 “Psychologists warn that money can actually make kids perform worse by cheapening the act of learning”.
This new policy helped reduce the amount of bullying throughout the school and also made the school look more professional. Now that the students are following the dress code properly another problem has emerged. Now there is a problem with students bringing their cellphones to school. It is a state law not to bring cell phones on school campus, but students bring them anyway. This is a problem because cell phones are a distraction to the student.
Teachers and professors have little control over what their students are doing on their laptops, thus it is a distraction for them too, as stated also by Elena Choy about the upraised laptop lids and how the teacher wouldn’t have any eye contact with them. Without laptops the teacher can tell immediately whether or not their students are paying attention. However if some of the students are working on laptops it is impossible to teach in front of the class and be assured that they are paying proper attention to the lesson or really into that solitaire game. Additionally, if students are encouraged to use laptops then their handwriting skills will seriously suffer. They say practice makes perfect.
Some of the pros that will be discussed are research, safety, during and after school use. With a cell in class students would be able to study more because, research and read more about their topic with information online and in the form of eBooks. In terms of Lake Lure Classical academy, students are not issued individual computers but only a school set which has to be shared other classrooms. If students could use their cell phones this would save the school money for equipment because, parents are paying for the phones not the school. If there a gunmen, bomb threat or a fire happened students could contact help, call parents, take a picture of the suspect/suspects and warn others.
For example, if a student forgot to bring a calculator to class, they would have one right there on their phone. Students are very forgetful but always remember and treasure things like their cell phones. Most students don’t use the student planner or forget to bring it home, etc. but if assignments were typed into phones and reminded them they would actually do their homework. Furthermore, research on specific topics and websites like dictionary.com would be very useful for students using cell phones because they would have it right there with them at all times and wouldn’t need to go to a computer lab.