The use of mobile phones by students in schools has increased drastically in the past 10 years. While some herald this as technological advancement others complain about the negative effects of electronic devices. This essay will show that despite the restriction of mobile phones being a positive development many would no doubt protest such rules.
Mobile phones have become an increasingly growing issue in schools, overall, pupils have more access to them now than ever before. Meanwhile teachers are struggling to retain order in the classroom and the attention of their students. Because of the increase in situations such as online bullying the use of mobile phones could be restricted, to cut down on this negative behaviour. Altogether reducing the amount of time students would have access to their mobile phones would be a good thing as it would increase their attentiveness and decrease the problems they can sometimes create.
Although decreasing the number of times students have access to their phones could be an improvement, even if the school would have difficulty in implementing this policy. Both pupils and parents would see this as a impairment of their freedom, young children today are increasingly reliant on their phones for every aspect of their day, from being picked up from school to calling their parents in an emergency. Recently there was an article about a young girl whose phone was confiscated by the school administration, she then had to walk home as she did not have enough money for the bus and found it impossible to contact her parents without her phone.
In conclusion decreasing the amount of phones used would be a good thing however it should be implemented carefully as to not cause more harm than good.
The
use
of mobile
phones
by
students
in
schools
has increased
drastically
in the past 10 years. While
some
herald this as technological advancement others complain about the
negative
effects of electronic devices. This essay will
show
that despite the restriction of mobile
phones
being a
positive
development
many
would no doubt protest such
rules
.
Mobile
phones
have become an
increasingly
growing issue in
schools
,
overall
, pupils have more access to them
now
than ever
before
.
Meanwhile
teachers are struggling to retain order in the classroom and the attention of their
students
.
Because
of the increase in situations such as online bullying the
use
of mobile
phones
could
be restricted
, to
cut
down on this
negative
behaviour
. Altogether reducing the amount of time
students
would have access to their mobile
phones
would be a
good
thing as it would increase their attentiveness and decrease the problems they can
sometimes
create.
Although decreasing the number of times
students
have access to their
phones
could be an improvement, even if the
school
would have difficulty in implementing this policy. Both pupils and parents would
see
this as
a
impairment of their freedom, young children
today
are
increasingly
reliant on their
phones
for every aspect of their day, from
being picked
up from
school
to calling their parents in an emergency. Recently there was an article about a young girl whose
phone
was confiscated
by the
school
administration, she then had to walk home as she did not have
enough
money for the bus and found it impossible to contact her parents without her phone.
In conclusion
decreasing the amount of
phones
used
would be a
good
thing
however
it should
be implemented
carefully
as to not cause more harm than
good
.