Technology Should Not Be Used In Schools

Technology in schools may sound interesting, but it is not as helpful as many people may think. Alfonzo Porter, an author from The Washington Post, wrote about the downfalls of technology use in schools. Access to technology during learning can lead to negative results. Technology in schools does not have many benefits for learning and it could even hurt it due to distractions it can cause and less effective learning it may lead to.

One reason technology should not be used in schools is because it can be very distracting. Alfonzo Porter stated “For many, technology has become a catalyst for distraction and off task behavior with students, tweeting, or prowling through YouTube when they’re supposed to be listening to the teacher or doing classwork promotes a lack of focus” (Porter). Many students can be distracted by a variety of things found online rather than paying attention in class. Distraction not only leads to less focus, but also causes students learning to affected too. Alfonzo also said “Teachers reported that students are distracted constantly. Their

Alfonzo Porter stated that “Quick access to information can lead to a lack of critical thinking about sources and quality of information, as well as an inability to ‘mine for data’” (Porter). This can affect students in the future because they may not know how to properly search for reliable information. Information found online may not always trustworthy, so this why students must know how to find correct statistics. Porter also said “Today students’ idea of learning about a topic is to believe what they read in online” (Porter). Students should not think that everything found on the Internet is reliable, but often they do not pay attention to this, so they are getting information that may not be correct. Overall, the addition of technology in schools is bad because it can lead to a lack proper