We all have phones, and we all use them on a day-to-day basis but is it truly necessary to have them in our school environments? Approximately two years ago an art teacher from San Marcus High School made a shelf like phone holder. Her students were getting out of hand with cellphones and needed to put an end to this. Eventually this caught on across the country and even the globe. A lot of schools even require a place for people to put their phones at the start of class. Factors that support this idea of separating student from their phones during class are distraction, people are so addicted to their phones and with how much entertainment such as social media, games and texting it is hard to have good discipline and not look at them which takes away your attention from the lesson. It can also lead to cheating and academic dishonesty is a big deal. It can cause students to be less social because they are so glued to their screens. Though it has its downsides it may be a good idea to have phones in the classroom because of these ideas such as access to information it can be a great tool for students as long as it is used right it is a lot more convenient than a laptop because of how small it is. Phones are essential for communication and for instance if you need to organize a ride for after school and you don’t have a phone how are you supposed to schedule that or any emergencies in general. It can keep you organized and plan for what you need to do after school in order to get all your homework done and so you don’t forget what you had for homework. Keeping Phones in the classroom can improve students’ technology skills and can help prepare students for technology driven workplaces. So really it comes down to the fact of whether students can handle phones in classrooms because of how useful they could be if used correctly.
Sources:
https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/take-cellphones-out-classroom-educators-say
https://www.centralriversaea.org/news/the-debate-over-cellphone-use-in-schools-pros-and-cons/
