Should Electronic Devices be in School?

Introduction:

            Over usage of cell phone and electronic device usage could cause sever headaches daily.

If you are then this may be a great time to cut down on your use. Cutting down the usage in school is a big step that could help those effects. Cell phone and electronic device usage is a total distraction as well as a health issue. Device used in school could be very negative because of the way the students may use it to bully others. Cell phones and devices should not be allowed in school because of the distraction of students, the health effects, and because the wide range of bullying that could take place.

Detail:

            Cell phones are a distraction at school because it prevents the student from truly understanding what is going on in the classroom. The student is so worried about what is going on his/her phone that she cannot focus. “Ringing phones, online chats, and teachers stopping the class to deal with such issues not only serves as distractions, but ultimately prevents the students from obtaining the learning they are there to get in the first place”(Dean). When students are no longer able to pay attention, this is when cell phones begin to create a big issue.

            The health effects of over usage of technology lead to severe headaches. When this happens, this could become a serious health issue in the future. “Many frequent cell phone users have complained of headaches as negative health side effect of cell phone usage”(Teenink). Although this issue that hasn’t been totally proven yet, but tons of cell phone users are beginning to have this same problem. Daily headaches are indeed bad, but it’s worse when a person can control these problems by cutting down the use. A very serious issue that is still being proven is that Cell phones could cause cancer. Some people may not believe this, but this is a possibility. According to National Cancer Institute, Cell phones give out radio waves, which is a sort of radiation. This could cause a person to truly suffer from cancer, and stopping the use in schools could cut down these harmful effects.

            One very true reason why cell phones should not be used in school is because the possibility of bullying that could take place. Bullying is known to happen in school, but when technology is involved then it will get even worse. “Some children take pictures in the bathroom and text during school periods, while some others text rumors about other kids”(Stabroeknews). This is where it all begins, and this is an example of the chain effect. The chain effect is when a student may start a problem by text a friend, and that person text someone else. This effect will keep going and going until every kid is aware of the problem. This situation is very unsettling because all of the possible outcomes that could happen to one student.

Conclusion:

            Personal cell phones and other devices should not be used in school because of negative health effects, possible-bullying outcomes, and interruption of classes. Although some devices are useful to students, the devices given to students should be from the school. Even though people believe that these electronics can benefit the students, the thought that many people have is the distractions it brings forward and how it can take away from the education. Students being able to not use devices in the classroom will benefit them in their learning environment because it will show what they really know not what they get from the internet meaning a student would really learn instead of just getting answers off the internet.

           

Reflection:

New Knowledge: There are a lot of people that are actually against using cell phones/electronics on school grounds in ways I didn’t think

Prior Knowledge: There were already discussions on the topic of should electronics be used in school and I know it was a continuing process

Clarity: How long do they plan on bringing about the discussion without having a final answer?

Overall Thoughts: I’m still kind of in the midst if electronics should be used in school because I understand both sides, but it’s a continuous thought when it comes to me.

WORKS CITED

MD, BubbiG. "What is the harm in electronics during school?." . Teenink, Emerson Media, n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2014. <http://www.teenink.com/hot_topics/letters_to_the_editor/article/115032/Whats-The-Harm-In-Electronics-During-School/>.

Dean. “Should students be allowed to use cell phones at school?”. Edubbling, 3 Nov. 2013. Web. 11 Apr. 2014. <http://www.edubabbling.com/should-students-be-allowed-to-use-cell-phones-at-school/>.

"Cell phones should not be allowed in schools." . stabroeknews, 7 July 2012. Web. 11 Apr. 2014. < www.stabroeknews.com>.

"Cell Phones and Cancer Risk." . National Cancer Institute, 24 June 2013. Web. 14 Apr. 2014. <://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/cellphones>.