Cellphones on Campus?
Cell Phones on Campus? Yes or No?
Think of this scenario; A cell phone buzzes and rings in a student’s pocket. As the teacher abruptly stops talking, everyone in the classroom stares at the student, disrupted. The boy, paying no attention to the annoyed class, reaches into his pocket, pulls out a cell phone, and starts texting rapidly. This is an example of cell phone distraction at school.
First off, cell phones shouldn’t be allowed in schools is because of cheating. Cheating allows cheaters to gain unfair advantage and improperly rewards laziness. Despicable children who cheat get higher scores than the students who study, which is unfair to the hard working students. Also, students who cheat might tempt other conscientious students. The students who really try their best might be seriously tempted to try this easy way of getting perfect grades.
Furthermore, people might say that cell phones can be used for safety reasons. Although this may be true, having phones actually decrease the student’s safety. According to www.ehow.com, “parents make children targets for violent attackers and thieves by giving them expensive gadgets to take to school.” This proves that cellphones, which also go into the group of expensive gadgets, can harm many children. Although there is the GPS system on the phone, in the case of locating a child, often if only gives parents some knowledge of where the child's phone, not the child itself, is at. This knowledge may not helpful to the parent at all.
Although having cell phones on campus has some advantages, there are many disadvantages to having them. Cheating, and safety are one of the many disadvantages of
Think of this scenario; A cell phone buzzes and rings in a student’s pocket. As the teacher abruptly stops talking, everyone in the classroom stares at the student, disrupted. The boy, paying no attention to the annoyed class, reaches into his pocket, pulls out a cell phone, and starts texting rapidly. This is an example of cell phone distraction at school.
First off, cell phones shouldn’t be allowed in schools is because of cheating. Cheating allows cheaters to gain unfair advantage and improperly rewards laziness. Despicable children who cheat get higher scores than the students who study, which is unfair to the hard working students. Also, students who cheat might tempt other conscientious students. The students who really try their best might be seriously tempted to try this easy way of getting perfect grades.
Furthermore, people might say that cell phones can be used for safety reasons. Although this may be true, having phones actually decrease the student’s safety. According to www.ehow.com, “parents make children targets for violent attackers and thieves by giving them expensive gadgets to take to school.” This proves that cellphones, which also go into the group of expensive gadgets, can harm many children. Although there is the GPS system on the phone, in the case of locating a child, often if only gives parents some knowledge of where the child's phone, not the child itself, is at. This knowledge may not helpful to the parent at all.
Although having cell phones on campus has some advantages, there are many disadvantages to having them. Cheating, and safety are one of the many disadvantages of