More than 40% of teens are using their phones during school hours even though phone usage is prohibited. Of those teens, 43% are texting during class. Of those texting, a little under half of them are texting other students, in the same class, just a few feet away. Additionally, 66% of parents text their child while they are at school. Although schools impose consequences to discourage phones in school, they don 't always work, so the pattern just starts over again where teens are using phones during school hours. Even though phones can be used as learning tools, cell phones should not be allowed in classes during school hours without permission of a teacher because they can be a tool for cheating, an educational disruption, and a platform for teen bullying.
Without close supervision, phones in the classroom are being used as a tool for cheating. In a recent article by Zach Miner, he states that a survey found 75% of parents believe students use their phones to cheat in school, but only 3% of those parents think their child uses it to cheat. From the same article, he stated that more than one-third of teens have admitted to using their phone to cheat on a test. The cheating occurs by
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Cell phones are often used as an effective learning tool. According to Kathy Boccella, teachers have found different ways to quiz their students. For example, the app Kahoot, provides a fun way that a smartphone has allowed teachers to quiz the students in a nontraditional way (2017). In addition, according to Kelley Beaucar, teachers have found new apps for many student needs such as to work together on projects, setting up polls, or providing teacher help (2014). While phones can be used as a learning tool allowing students to use them in a school environment opens the door for students to get distracted by them, use them to cheat, or use them to
Rubinkam’s Texting in Class is Rampant explains how most highschool and college students use their phones during class and lectures. Rubinkam reports that , “The anonymous survey of 269 Wilkes students found that nine in 10 admit to sending text messages during class-and nearly half say it's easy to do so undetected. Even more troubling, 10 percent say that they have sent or received texts during exams and 3 percent admit to using their phones to cheat.” Rubinkam uses logos to show how many students use their phones during class. The amount of students that do is frightening to most teachers because most teachers do not even notice it.
Whenever the phone gets a notification the kids would check and see what it was. They would become distracted at the task that they were doing and it would just take them longer to finish it. In a New York Times article, it states, “Smartphones can be addictive “distractions that detract from schoolwork while exposing children to issues like online bullies, child predators or sexting.” A lot of parents agree with this statement because cell phones distract kids in school and they can miss out on an important lesson that the teacher is going over. In Newsela Article it said, “Parents have concerns that cell phones could be a distraction in the classroom or a burden for teachers.
Amongst schools throughout the nation, the cell phone policy has been tested and altered to fit the restrictions on their use by students. The different advancements in technology have influenced many teachers and staff to allow leniency to cell phone use in the classroom, with the belief that they have purpose to assist in everyday learning. Others believe they have no place being on school property during school hours since loss, theft, or damage is possible. In addition, cellphones can be a distraction in classrooms which factors in faculty deciding what is to be done about cellular devices on the campus. The use of cell phones should not be in schools because of the amount of distraction it poses on kids, cheating that becomes easier in classrooms because of them, and the safety concerns it raises.
Jane Ma Hongyan, Guofang Wan, and Eric Long Yu explain in their article, Digital Cheating and Plagiarism in Schools, how cheating is not a new thing in schools, but the way students cheat now is way different from how it used to be, explain how it is not just high school students that plagiarize but college students as well, and why students choose to cheat. Cheating in the classroom has become more and more common through cellular devices and other technology and is among students of all grades. Students decide to cheat because they feel as if they cannot achieve within a brief period of time, meaning the students felt that their time limit was too short. Cheating and plagiarizing is a nationwide epidemic that can be found in most schools.
Of course, the teacher does not have total control over each student, there are means by which an instructor can yield the results she/he is looking for. Although our authors both bring up strong points about the use of cell phones in classrooms, they sometimes overstated the degree to which they are disruptive. The authors also give a good idea as to how the reduction of cell phone use would help classrooms become better learning environments with more respect for instructors and peers and how one’s grades have the possibility of improving once their cell phones have been put away. If purely stating these ideas to students would not help the students use their phones less, then incentives or penalizations can be offered by the instructor to make such a problem
Phones should be allowed for use during school Cell phones aren 't only used for being on social media and distracting kids, nowadays, there are many other benefits when it comes to use of electronics. Cell phones should be allowed in school not only because a study shows it makes students happy, according to a study conducted in 2005, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Laura King, and Ed Diener found that happiness causes success, but also as an aid, in case of an emergency, and for easier communication skills. To start off with, phones can be used as an aid. Whether that is learning or memory aid.
Sixty five percent of students sneak their phones in school, and are distracted by it.” This means that other students are losing focus while trying to learn. Teachers also have a hard time teaching when a cell phone is constantly interrupting the class. The effect of this are students and teachers will not be able to continue on working lesson plans. The Results of this is kids falling behind on subjects and performing worse than schools who ban phones.
Could Phones in Class Be the Key to Learning Seeing a kid in class with their phone out, your first instinct will be telling them to put it away. Although cell phones can be a distraction and used for entertainment purposes they could be used for so much more. Phones should be allowed in classrooms to use as a learning tool, it will help students organize their work, and is cheaper than buying more technology. As you may know, schools are strict on their no phones in class rule.
Kennedy Hamlin Mrs. Gallos English 3 Honors 29 March 2018 A Twenty-First Century Problem: Cell Phone Usage in the Classroom Even though banning cell phones reduce distractions in the classroom, phones should be allowed in the classroom, but restricted to school work because it offers more learning opportunities and gets kids excited about learning. There are numerous benefits and downsides to allowing technology in the classroom. Having cell phones and other electronic devices in the classroom can be integrated into the curriculum. However, these resources might also be harming the children who use them repeatedly over time.
This is shown in the field of phycology where we can see the mental changes of adolescents when introduced to technology entering middle school. In the article "A Source or Source of Distraction", the Gulf news writes,"... Seventy-three percent of 13- to 19-year-olds [have] access to smartphones... " The united states citizens that have the most phones teenagers and they admit that "it can be distracting.
Cell phone usage is typical for a teenager. They look at their phone every minute. It gets harder for them to use during school hours without getting in trouble. In some schools, kids are allowed to use their phones between classes. In others, they don’t get to have their phones in schools at all.
Cell Phones In Schools Despite the fact that cell phones may be used for educational purposes, phones should still be banned from schools due to texting and posting, cyberbullying, and a use for non - educational purposes. As a student, I am faced with the problem, “No Cell Phones in Classrooms”. Many students like to bring their cellphones in class. The one problem however is, “What are you doing with your phone?”
Have you ever got scolded at by a teacher because you’ve got caught having your phone out? You should be accused just for having your phone out, it actually serves great potential. Some schools are against having phones because they believe the students focus more on their smart phones than their education, but that’s not always the case. Even though phones could cause a distraction in class, students should still be able to have their phones because they have access to technology at their fingertips, you could use it to save someone 's life, and you could capture evidence of a scene. Having access to technology at your fingertips is really useful when you need it.
Recent research has revealed that texting (in class, in meetings, at dinner) has become a significant problem in the United States. A recent university study found that 90% of college students surveyed admitted texting during class. Some even admitted sending messages during tests (Mockingbird5,2009). This rampant abuse has led some professors to ban phones during tests and/or during all classes. One professor informed students that if he even saw a phone during a test, the owner would receive an automatic zero, whether the phone was in use or not.
Students should be able to use their cell phones in class because they can use them to check facts, you can do assignments on them, and parent to student contact would be much easier. One reason why Students should be able to use our cell phones in class is because they can use their mobile devices to check facts and get the information they need with their smartphones or mobile devices.