Should cell phones allowed in schools?

  

         Cell phones are no longer a luxury item in a teenager’s life. Instead, they have become an undeniable necessity. Cell phones are small, portable and can be used almost everywhere. They have also become increasingly more affordable with different price ranges and data packages. There is a wide range of types to be chosen from. Due to this modern technology production, a question comes across in public minds. Should cell phones be allowed in schools?

          A lot of problem involving teenagers will occur if cell phones are permitted in schools. This is because they are still young and need to have guidelines for anything they do. Teenagers have also been known for not able to control their behaviour and emotions. At first, they will use the mobile phones to do regular things such as texting or calling their parents. Eventually there will be a time where teenagers are no longer able to suppress their curiousity. Using their creative thinking, they will use the phones for other purposes.

         Apart from that, cell phones do bring lots of disadvantages. They can become an ever-present distraction for students. (*Trust me, it really do -_- ). It is often easy for teachers to spot and reprimand students that talk in class, but cell phone texting is more difficult to punish. Furthermore, it is a silent act and the devices can be concealed secretly under desks. Even if teachers do not allow cell phone usage in their class, students can become easily distracted if they receive incoming calls or messages.

        Next, social bullying will also occur if the school lets their students bring phones. Students who cannot afford expensive devices such as smartphones may appear and feel inferior. Thus, it makes them a target for bullying and isolating them from their peer. Parents would suffer a lot of burden as they are not only spending money for their children’s education but also for the phone bills. Surely it will trigger some protest from the parents that they do not want their children to bring phones to school.

    According to researchers, advances in technology have helped to increase the percentage of cheaters in examinations. The majority of the students had said that they do not think cheating is a big deal. As a matter of fact, it is indeed. With quality built-in cameras, cell phones enable students to take pictures of test paper and answer. Then, they can send those to their friends who have not taken the test yet. This caused the students to get high marks without having to work hard.

   As a conclusion, mobile phones cannot be denied that they do bring a lot of conveniences. However, allowing young students to bring mobile phones is still unnecessary. For them, phones are just mainly an entertainment and as a showing off tool. Perhaps authorities can make a slight change in the rule, for example, merely allowing only students in primary schools to bring phones. Cell phones without cameras and android applications are the one that are allowed to bring.

So, that's my opinion. How about you guys? Feel free to comment below and discuss your opinion about this matter. Have a pleasant day everyone. =_< *wink

Source:  http://www.ehow.com/list_5969350_advantages-allowing-cell-phones-school.html

              

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