Well, it would seem that school boards are mulling over the ban of cell phones in classrooms. Apparently, this is creating quite a problem, both amongst the students using the phones, and the parents who want to call their kids.
I have this to say, I went to high school in a school that had a complete ban on cell phones, both in class and out. I once saw a student suspended for having a cell phone at the bus stop, off school property. I do not support this sort of total, all-inclusive ban, it is ridiculous, it is petty and it is wrong in my opinion. I do not see, however, how any rational person can actually oppose a ban of cell phones in classrooms.
Let us all face it, cell phones do not belong in classrooms, they are distracting, they can be used to cheat on tests, and there is frankly no need for it. These phones should be left in the student's lockers, safely put in their backpacks. This way the students can phone who they need to after classes, or on their lunch breaks, without being blatantly disruptive.
I would make the following suggestion: A total ban on cell phones in classrooms be put into effect, enforced with a zero tolerance attitude. If a cell phone is found on a student because it goes off during a class, then that cell phone be confiscated, and returned at the end of the day, and some suitable punishment be enforced. Meanwhile, allow the phones to be used when the students are not in class, or are on a field trip. This way, the parents can contact their kids, they have no real business calling them in class anyways. If it is that important, they can call the office.
A total ban is ridiculous, and is not in the best interests of anyone, but allowing them in classrooms is out of the question as well in my opinion. Is it impossible for anyone to sense that there is some middle ground here? Why is it that everyone seems to jump on the "Ban cell phones outright" bandwagon, just because when they were kids they did not have them?
Times have changed, and as society changes as a result of our technology advancing, our reactions to things must change accordingly. We must take appropriate measures against new devices, and be careful to not let things get out of hand.
Until next time...
4 comments:
I was with my Vice Principle once and she saw my cellphone. She asked me for it and opened it and said this. "Off just like it should be" Then gave it back. I guess at my School we can have cellphones as long as there off.
Funny I went to the same schools as you did and there was a COMPLETE ban on all the cell phones, i think your VP must have been slow that day
lol but anyway there is now a no tolerance thing at my school as of today.
There is a ban of Mobile phones in the UK. (Mobiles are practically like Cell Phones, but just how they connect is different)
Anyway Mobiles contain calculators and programs nowdays, so they are banned from exams.
If your caught with a Mobile, you get kicked out of EVERY single exam from that exam board!
I take mine to college. I set my ringtone as the windows Chord sound (with vibrate), so the teacher doesn't notice ^^
But I wouldn't take my mobile into an exam. Its just not worth it.
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