Mobile phones are undeniable today. Almost everybody has a mobile phone. Formerly, it only functioned as a portable mean of communication. The function of a mobile phone has developed into entertainment. Furthermore, mobile phone has also come into the schools. However, it has both positive and negative effect on students. This essay argues that mobile phones will bring more negative than positive effect for students. Of course, students use it as a mean of communication and sometimes for an emergency call if they need it. Yet, they would use their mobile phones for both bullying and cheating. Also, mobile phones will make students lost concentration during their study. Students might use their mobile phone such as a camera for bullying. For instance, they might record someone while there are in the bathroom and send to other students or post it on the internet. In addition, they may send a certain message to intimidate the others. Bullying can also happen to teachers. For example, students record their teachers while they are teaching (Pickett and Thomas 2006). ...
In a world that is rapidly becoming faster paced, finding various means to keep up with the changing environment is a must. Cell phones are one of the most practical inventions of time that make this possible. However, the subtle effect they have on our culture today, their invasion of our privacy, and the possible health risks they may cause are reasons to reassess the value of this intriguing device. While cell phones may be valuable, they are also potentially harmful.
Overall, bullying and cyber bullying have a huge impact on schools because teachers and school administrators have trouble catching student’s cyber bullying due to cell phones and laptops. Advancement in technology has caused bullying to become an advanced
In the study previously discussed which stated that students’ examination scores went up substantially when smartphones were banned from schools, Carr asserts that “the weakest students” (3) benefited the most from the ban. By stating how the weakest students benefited from smartphones being banned, Carr is able to sway the emotions of the reader in favor of his argument. Through his use of a study that took place in secondary school, Carr is able to take the reader back to a time when they themselves were in secondary school trying to pass their exams. With such an easy and simple solution to getting these students scores up by banning smartphones, it makes the reader side with the author in his belief that smartphones influence our thinking and some distance and separation from our phones is necessary. Carr also incorporates emotion to support his argument by discussing about how the mere presence of smartphones can mess up our social skills and relationships.
Not only the communication, but also the discipline of the students can be changed in a positive or negative way depending on how the students are using these technological mobile (Srivastava 121). With the pass of the years, people are creating a social and physical dependence on its mobile devices, which is creating negative consequences (Srivastava 113). Students are also creating a dependency to these mobile devices, and that causes a decrease in the productivity of daily activities, such as sleeping and eating (Willis
Teachers are finding it harder and harder to separate a student from their cell phones for eight hours. Cellular devices and social media have become a number one priority for many people across the world. Due to the fact that the student will not put down their phones during school hours, their grades tend to be lower, which could, in the long run, affect their chances of getting into college. The use of cell phones does not strictly affect younger generations, it also had major influence on adults at the
Cell phones, they are used everywhere. But should they be used in schools? There are many opinions on the topic should cell phones be used in schools. My opinion is Yes cell phones should be used in school. Why? well they are used in so many good ways such as doing work on the phones. Meanwhile there are many ways they can used in a bad way such as using them to go on social media during class. And this is why I think cell phones should be used in school.
Furthermore, there are many upsides that technology brings upon students by presenting new ways of learning where technology is being used in the classroom. Within the article “Cell phones in schools pros and cons” presented by Rujuta Borkar, the advantages of having a cellular phone device in school are through emergency contact, and having a cell phone for security purposes.
It’s not acceptable to use cell phones in class. Actually, using cell phones has more negative effects than positive. So, why do we need to change the policy that prohibits students from using cell phones in classrooms? In my opinion, I will say no, we shouldn’t change the policy that exists now - no cell phone use, under any circumstances.
In conclusion, this essay has tried to argue that cell phones are valuable tools in schools. Many of us see cell phone pessimistically but really haven’t looked at them optimistically. We all know that "with every good, comes a bad, and with responsibilities, come consequences". By all means allowing cell phones in schools is a great idea, and students should start to learn the positive features of that new device. Overall, this essay has attempted to show that allowing cell phones in schools is not a bad idea.
The facts that have been stated in this research paper show enough facts that cell phone use has a great effect on young people’s lives. Sooner or later, the use of cell phones may become a major problem in school, so parents need to regulate all use of cell phones. Works Cited Cassel, David. The. The “Using Mobile Phones For Emergencies”.
Electronics are a huge part of our society. “Out of the world’s estimated 7 billion people, 6 billion have access to mobile phones” (Wang). Over thousands of these cell phones are owned by students K-12. A major debate topic is should cell phones be allowed in schools? “Twenty-four percent of schools have banned mobile devices altogether and sixty-two percent allow them on school grounds, but not in the classroom” (Raths). Cell phones should not be allowed in school because children focus more on the phone than schoolwork, it will create more drama, and it promotes cheating.
Ever since incidents such as 9/11 and Columbine, high schools have started implementing new rules regarding cellphones. Cellphones regard the attention of building managers, teachers, parents, and students. Although teachers see them as a distraction and a way to cheat, they can be quite helpful to students. School districts should permit students to use cellular devices in school for purposes of improving their education and providing themselves a sense of security.
There is no doubt that almost all people in developed country using mobile phones, from teen until old peoples. They are using mobile phones for business communication, keeping contact with family and friends, and even just followed the trends. This essay will focus on using mobile phones in elementary and high schools. There are many disadvantages of using mobile phones in school such as, students use mobile phones for cheating, as well as that can destroy concentration while study in classroom. It also be shown that other electronic devices to facilitate student while study at schools. However, this essay will argue that mobile phones should be banned in schools.
This is something even more serious than the other ones because the school will have to deal with emotions and insecure feelings, which are very complicated things. Bulling is usually committed on the way to school, inside a school, and to the specific individual who attends that school. Its not he only place where this type of situations are dealt with, but it's the place where bullying mostly happens. Since bullying is pretty much the same as cyber bullying, cellphones could bring cyber bullying into schools and make it the place where it could happen the most. People who bully or cyberbully are usually people who careless about their grades because it's just not cool for them or just because they don't want to study. The make fun of others that make good grades in person or could do it through their cellphones to make that person feel bad about themselves. A student like this could get bored in class and get his phone out to intimidate another person for fun. This affects the person that is being intimidated a lot. This interrupts the person's learning, it distracts him, and makes him feel scared or insecure in school. This type of fear has lead many people to suicide. School is a place where people are suppose to feel safe, not scared. It should not be tolerated at
According to an article from the Pew Research Center, nearly two-thirds of Americans own a smartphone today. As this statistic continues to rise, more and more aspects of our lives will be impacted in irreversible ways. Consequently, the incorporation of smartphones into daily life is being fought on some fronts, including that of education. There exists a significant rift within individual educational systems on how smartphones should, or should not, be used in academic facilities. Conclusions from research found throughout the different academic disciplines are not fully agreeing with each other. Therefore, I propose to examine how these different disciplinary perspectives affect the rhetorical strategies of scholars researching how