Teachers, students, parents and principals all debate the controversy of whether cell phones should be banned from school. My answer to this controversy is yes, cell phones should definitely be banned from schools.
Cell phones should be banned from school because they ultimately promote bullying. Just like cyber bullying, the bully would rather sit behind a screen and type threats and insults than go up to someone and say it to their face. People spread rumours about other students in seconds due to the fast speed of texting. In one minute, Johnny could be a very popular, cool kid in the school. In that next minute, someone could spread a rumour about Johnny and what he is all about. In minutes, students all around the school know the rumour, and there goes Johnny and his popularity, now he's just somebody to bully. 10% of American teenagers said they have been threatened from text messages. And cell phones do not just come with texting these days, they come with Facebook, Twitter, just the works. These applications make it easier to bully a person, which is a strong reason why they should be banned from schools. Over 70% of teens said rumours about relationships are spread through texting, what kids are not supposed to be doing during class. Cell phones promote fights in the school. Information about a fight can be spread in minutes. People bring their phones to fights, tape the fight and then they upload it to Youtube and Facebook.
Cell phones are making students less intelligent than what they used to be. Students rely on their cellphones for answers, a way out of doing the real work. I have seen multiple students in my classes cheat on tests using their cellphones. How is that fair to students who do not have cell phones, or students who do not want to cheat by using a banned device. Lots of students do not even attempt to use a textbook anymore, they just rely on their phone and Google it. When a teacher assigns homework from a textbook, it stays fresh in your head as your physically writing the answers out on paper. When students use their cell phones they are not really paying any attention to the information being displayed, they merely copy and paste and then press print. There is a reason why teachers ask students to do things. They ask students to write the answers out so that they will really learn about the topic and get background information. If the teachers did not want the students to learn about a topic, they would then tell the students to use their cell phones to find the topic. What I am really trying to say is that there is too much reliance on cell phones these days, they should be banned from schools to provide everyone with an equal chance at success.
Cell phones are distractions keeping students from learning the full ordeal. When a teacher is speaking to the class and a student is texting someone else, they are not listening to the teacher. When they are not listening to the teacher they are not learning anything. This is because their cell phone is too much of a distraction for them! Not only are they not listening to the teacher speak, they are not listening to their fellow classmates while they do their presentation which may just have information that may be on the final exam, which may just determine if they pass or fail. Students are listening to their teachers talk, so what? Not so what, they are completely disrespecting their teachers. Teachers have worked to be where they are, to teach students. I would find it very disrespectful if I was teaching a lesson and students were texting, actually I would find it quite aggravating. When students are disrespecting teachers like this, they are building a poor rep with their teacher.
Cell phones cause bullying, they make students less intelligent, they are distractions, and they are disrespectful to teachers and speakers. There are no real benefits to having cell phones allowed in schools, so ban them. Completely ban cell phones from all schools to enhance your child's learning, ban cell phones so your child will have a strong future, ban cell phones because it is the only logical thing to do.
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