Can anyone remember the last time they had to go to the library to research, pick up the paper to read the news, or even workout to lose weight? Technology has taken our society and made it lazy. I am only 17, but even I see the constant changes in my lifestyle because of technology. There was a point in my life where I would wake up and walk down the stairs in the morning, go for a jog, come home read the paper, and call my grandfather and ask him how he was doing. Now, I wake up flip open my laptop and search Facebook for half an hour looking through my “friend’s” social updates, then I take some vitamins and other pills, and text a few people. I lost interest in the important things because of technology, and of all the inventions the worst is the cell phone. The current teenage generation has been brainwashed by this once innocent device. Think about it: a generation of teenagers who are reliant on technology, who are more easily manipulated than any before it, and whose education system is flawed. Cell phones have been planted into the lives of teenagers before they could prevent it. It is so bad they are used everywhere, at home, social outings, family events, and even schools. What I do not understand is why schools allow cell phones in the classroom. Cell phones are detrimental to student’s learning, they promote laziness, distract focus, and lower intellect therefore they should not be permitted in classrooms. Whether students use them to cheat, need to contact people and are too lazy to do it the old fashion way, or get distracted by texting, cell phones negatively affect learning.
The Essay on Dangers Of Cell Phone Use
Dangers of Cell Phone Use The use cellular phone has extended like wild fire in the recent decade. It has become an integral part of everyday life for many American citizens, and a great number of people depend on them to perform daily operations. Unluckily, many of these daily operations take place while the individual is driving. Cell phones and other kinds of wireless communication also ...
To begin with, cell phones are harmful to learning because students cheat on tests instead of taking the time to study and learn the material. In a society where stress is high and 24 hours in a day is never enough to get everything done, people look for the easiest route out of everything they do. In result, if schools are giving students the opportunity to cheat, why not take it? I’ve seen it myself when a student will send a text or take a picture of the questions and send it to their friend. I was actually doing an exam once when the student next to me was texting under his desk and the teacher had no clue. I didn’t say anything because in my mind the only person they were hurting was themself but it still upset me. This is similar to an incident that a New York City school teacher spoke about, “a student in my class cheated by texting the questions to a friend, who would then type it into the internet and text back the answers. I feel bad for the student, he’s smart and tried to take advantage of the schools cell phone policy and now he is in big trouble.” (St. Gerard, 2) In both of these situations the use of a cell phone was taken advantage of and the students didn’t learn. Unfortunately, they don’t know the long term effects of their laziness. A cell phone is like a vampire it sucks the life out of anyone it comes in contact with. If only someone cared about the damage that is being caused instead of how much money they were making off each cell phone bought.
Continuing on, there is the issue of parents or friends trying to contact their children in case of emergencies, if they need to change plans, for rides, or vice versa. Now I agree that cell phones have their benefit when it comes to emergencies or even just talking to parents or friends when necessary, but too often it is abused. Students don’t have enough self-control for the responsibility. Plus, if having a cell phone in class if so important how come our parents were able to survive? Firstly, most of the friends that a student can talk to will be in the same building or classroom and you can wait until recess or after school to talk. Secondly, it isn’t like someone will die for taking an extra ten seconds to call into the school instead of calling a student’s cell phone. Especially considering the parent would have to call, or come into the school to sign the student out even if it is an emergency. Finally, if a parent needs to change a plan or discuss rides it can wait until after class, just because people are always in a rush doesn’t mean student learning should be pushed aside. If it is proven to be beneficial to have a cell phone in class because of emergencies then the Board of Education can look into implementing a pager or beeper that is used to signal emergencies. Overall though there isn’t enough support to suggest cell phones are a necessity in class. (McGuire, 1)
The Essay on Advantages and Disadvantages of the Cell Phone
In the world we live in today, everyone owns a cell phone. Whether it is pre-paid, contract, or a jitter bug they have it. Some are so easy to use while others might take a week or so to learn. Children as young as six or seven even own this very common form of technology. These things do almost everything. They have games, texting, GPS, MP3 players, and much more. Cell phones have many great ...
Furthermore, cell phones are a major distraction for students and prevent them from focusing. “Because student attention and class participation are generally major factors in the grading process, addressing the distraction of cell phone technology has become a frequent necessity for teachers”. (Rosen, 4) This demonstrates how important being attentive in class is and with everything we have now it’s impossible to keep students focused. Without focus students don’t learn or maintain good habits that they can use in the future. In times past, bored students generally distracted themselves with doodling, passing notes, whispering and giggling about anything that came to mind. Today, with what seems to be endless wireless technologies and the global cell phone, students have other means to distract themselves or cure boredom. Between text messaging and surfing the Internet, there’s literally an infinite amount of material available to keep their minds out of the classroom. Trying to keep students focused with cell phones in class is as hard as breaking a stone with a leaf it’s just not possible. If cell phones continue to be allowed in classroom’s students will continue to become stupider and school will become useless. School might as well be called a “daycare”, but even in that environment kids learn.
The Essay on Cause and effect of cell phone
Cell phone is one of great devices that improve the lives of the society. Cell phone provides some services of access to communicate to people in worldwide/in the world. Technology is used by cell phone developer is making rapid advancement. Nowadays, obviously, there will be more and more the people in the society are using cell phone in their lives. In 2012 year, the number of cell phone sold in ...
In conclusion, cell phones aren’t useful in classrooms and instead of helping students, they hurt them. Whether it is because students use them to cheat instead of taking the time to study, there are alternate ways of contacting friends and family when necessary, or the fact cell phones distract students from focusing in class, cell phones are bad for classrooms. I admit that sometimes even I struggle to focus in class, because I am too busy texting one of my friends who is in another class also unfocused. On one occasion in my summer school math class, I spent an entire lesson texting my friend, and at the end we were given a pop quiz, I failed because I didn’t pay attention or retain any information. The thing is though, cell phone usage is only a small problem in the universe filled with giant issues. Technology is one of these major concerns and if something isn’t done it wouldn’t surprise me if it brings the human race to its end. It’s already started destroying our environment, our brains, and everything else that society was once accustomed to. It reminds me of what Dennis Gabor once said “The most important and urgent problems of the technology of today are no longer the satisfactions of the primary needs or of archetypal wishes, but the reparation of the evils and damages by the technology of yesterday.”