In the last decade, cellular phone usage has increased manifolds. This trend has particularly affected our younger generation. Using these devices, particularly in the context of schools, if often argued about. Some advocate banning the use of mobile devices in schools; others disagrees. In my opinion, school going teens should not be permitted to use these gadgets while attending school.
I believe, that permitting use of cellular devices results in loss of concentration among students. In other words, these gadgets distracts students from attentively listening to lectures being delivered by their teachers. Consequently, they not only miss important academic content, but also fail to take part in class discussions and activities. My daughter's school and many other renowned schools in Pakistan, have realized the negative implication of this trend, and impose strong fines to discourage this practise.
Besides loss of interest in academic activities, limited extra curricular activities among school going teenagers is yet another growing concern that stems from the use of mobile phones. I hold the opinion that they spend their entire leisure time using mobiles. Clearly, this mobile addiction deprives them from participating in sports or arts related events. This dispels the idea of allowing students to use mobiles.
To conclude, supervised use of mobiles at home may have certain benefits. However, I am confident that the use of cellular phones in schools does not let a child fully experience the school environment by negatively affecting both his studies and extra curricular capabilities.
In the last decade, cellular phone usage has increased manifolds. This trend has
particularly
affected
our younger generation. Using these devices,
particularly
in the context of
schools
, if
often
argued about.
Some
advocate banning the
use
of mobile devices in
schools
; others disagrees. In my opinion,
school
going teens should not
be permitted
to
use
these gadgets while attending school.
I believe, that permitting
use
of cellular devices results in loss of concentration among students.
In other words
, these gadgets distracts students from
attentively
listening to lectures
being delivered
by their teachers.
Consequently
, they not
only
miss
important
academic content,
but
also
fail to
take part
in
class
discussions and activities. My daughter's
school
and
many
other renowned
schools
in Pakistan, have realized the
negative
implication of this trend, and impose strong fines to discourage this
practise
.
Besides
loss of interest in academic activities, limited
extra curricular
activities among
school
going
teenagers
is
yet
another growing concern that stems from the
use
of mobile phones. I hold the opinion that they spend their entire leisure time using mobiles.
Clearly
, this mobile addiction
deprives them from
participating in sports or arts related
events
. This dispels the
idea
of allowing students to
use
mobiles.
To conclude
, supervised
use
of mobiles at home may have certain benefits.
However
, I am confident that the
use
of cellular phones in
schools
does not
let
a child
fully
experience the
school
environment by
negatively
affecting both his studies and
extra curricular
capabilities.
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