The cell phones in school controversy?
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Teacher - mobile phones are a real problem in the classroom as they text each other constantly.  They cause lack of concentration for the pupil using it and it distracts others round them.\n\nMany schools in the UK have banned the use of them and have  (or are supposed to be) turned off during school time and they can be confiscated temporarily if they break this rule.\n\nThey can also be used a media for bullying and kids can get the phones stolen.  They really aren't a necessity for school life.
105175
I dont think they should allow phones in school,,,the kids are there to learn and God knows they ALL already know how to use a dang phone.
480722
Blame the Internet, if you like, or parents, or cell phones, video games, or even the kids themselves. There is no easy answer. I used to work at a newspaper with a person who was pursuing (and now has earned) a degree in Journalism... and he had the word "committee" pasted to his computer because he couldn't remember how to spell it. My editor let me proof his articles because it took her too long to do it while she was on deadline - and he was older than I was! \n\nI think teachers try, but like you said... students aren't interested. Why should they be, when they can get on the Internet or their cell phones n tlk lk ths? y use cmms r vwls wn u cn rd ths? AARRGHHH!!!\n\nParagraphs seem to be completely beyond anyone's grasp (what's a topic change?), questions are anything that end with a question mark (or seven), and capital letters are a thing of the past. Have you visited the Books & Authors section of Y! Answers? There are tons of people there dying to be published who can't write a legible sentence (oops sorry, big word there). \n\nAnyway... I don't know how they get through. I wish I did. I wish I could motivate the world. Maybe you and I should start a non-profit organization for the managers of the world who are required to write reports on a daily basis and call it "English for the Educated but Ignorant."\n\nThanks for letting me rant!!!!
1086494
The only pro reason why kids should have a cell phone if case there was a fire and have an emergency evecuation which really happened to us.\n\nLC
833980
pros\n>communication to guardian/parents\n>projects( ie. recording, taking photos)\n>in case of emergency\n>gives protection for ur mobile (tell in ur parameters that there should be a place for it 2 be kept by a teacher/school personnel/whatevr..\n\ncons\n>distraction\n>cheating in exams\n>tempts some to steal others'
164603
No!  I made it without a cell phone, so can all these spoiled little brats.  It is a distraction to say the least.  School is for learning; did you know that?  I don't think many people do anymore.  Hell, just look at the poor spelling on this site.....'Nuff said!
991107
Students should be allowed to carry a cellular phone with them during school hours. To prevent disruption of class the phones should always be off. They should not use the phone unless they are on break or it is an emergency. Not a "Oh my goodness, my hair is a mess" emergency, but a true emergency. We have school violence and natural disasters, things that happen not on the average day, but a parent or guardian does feel more at ease believing that if they can find their child or reassure them. So I say allow cell phones, but be responsible. Don't disrupt the class.
134676
Yes. y not ..but school management sholud control to misuse the mobile in class room ..but this is not a rite wayto ban that inside campus\n\nAll the best\nDhana
555657
yes,\n i aound it very neurve racking when it as announced.\n it wasn't a surprize though.\n  our house had suspected this for quite a while, which is why we have invested in a cell phone company to the tune of a $ 170.00 billing contracted for one year,\n\nthis will show you how serious some people are.\n   the fact is, \n      it had come down our ranks ( those who had try to help senater kerry to gain ofice) that this was in the planning as early as the year 2003, that full operations would be expected.\n   scince then ,descrete off the record suggestions have not only supported the media's desclosures, but have added new ideas, which, if taken to heart. only curtails the use of personal liberties further.( this is by choice.)\n    not to get in trouble and what to avoid is become one of the mainstays of our life.\n    it not only phone , but also internet comunications which are now being monitored.\n     as to what extent for the latter, i really don't know.\n      after an extent of time on a cellphone that too can be "tapped", or 'spied" if responding to a number with landline connections.\n      after having ips services disrupted for no reason, the to reappear after. \n ( mostly happened during times of news worthy items breaking.)\n       at one point having cell phones blocked.( yep, bill was paid up in full)\n    DO I CARE?\n      i've no intrests in being a political activest. \ni understand that questions posted by my self might have sounded so, but it isn't.\n    DO I HAVE A REASON TO BE WORRIED OR CARE ABOUT THIS LATEST DISCLOSURE?\n       ask the millions of new cell phone users enrolled this year alone.\n     YES! HECK I CARE !!!!\n     IT'S A REAL PIAN, TO SEE NORMAL PEOPLE GO TO EXTREMES, NOT TO BE ABLE TO COMMIT A CRIME, BUT TO HOLD A CONVERSTION\nIN PRIVATE ABOUT THE KIDS.\n     \n\nyes i care,\n \nsorry for shouting.\n\n\n\n(spell check domown again)
218294
not sure but cellphones and the internet sure do seem to have helped them travel faster. The younger generation is so inter-connected all it takes is only little spark of a rumor true or false and it just grows out of control and it's like everybody knows. I remember this thing a teacher did once to show how gossip travels and changes along the way. He whispered a rumor about someone in the first student's ear and told him to whisper into the next and so on and so on. By the time it got through all 30 kids it was a totally different rumor. Kids just added stuff and changed the whole message. It was a lot worse and totally untrue. I guess he was trying to teach kids not to spread rumors. They can really hurt people and there are usually not true.
215547
I am very old and from my perspective I wonder about the addictive nature of mobile phones and teenagers dependency upon them. I think that during a study session any interuption is unwelcome. Do they turn the phones off at these times? Do they get anxious if they do not receive calls/texts? does the compulsion to use the phone distract them from serious, productive study?
958845
My ADHD son was responsible to do this at the age of 8.  Unfortunately his school could not honor his request.\n\nI am a single Mom, I was at work, radios not allowed.  I would work from home when my son was at home.\n\nOne day, his school closed early due to snow (not much really, but they paniced), he went to the office and asked if he could call me at work, so I could get home for him.  They refused him and said it was my responsibility to have someone there for him.\n\nI came home almost 4 hours later, to find a crying very cold kid sitting in the garage wrapped in moving blankets.  The school administration got ripped a new orifice by the time I got done with them.\n\nI think the kid taking responsibility will vary from kid to kid, but  the school has to support it.  If you think the staff should be responsible to call a parent when a kid changes their mind, especially if it is about a planned activity then I have a hard time with that, because you are absolving the kid of being responsible for their planning their schedules.\n\nThat is what makes cell phones nice and almost a necessity.  My son got one very young for this very reason.
221614
They think it means they can use it during school.  They are a total distraction and there is really no use for them outside of taking them on an extra-curricular event.  There should never be phones in class, and the constant use outside of class takes away from studying.  It's unfortunate but it wont end as long as parents buy them for their 12 y/o kid.
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Male Status Symbols:\n Men have a tendency to display their cell phones more proudly, using them to display their aggression in front of other men, and almost like a mating ritual in front of women.\n\nDisturbance: \nAn unhappy and worried mental state.  The act of disturbing something or someone;Moreover the use of cell phone increases the disturbance in life, because at any time your cell phone can ring e.g. at your sleeping time, when you are attending an important meeting etc\n\nShow off : \nDisplay proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously. Every one wants to influence other by showing off their cell phones.\nCellular phone usage while driving is very dangerous because do to people misunderstanding and mistakes they got accidents some time people die at the spot. So cellular phone should be banned while driving\n\nWhile evidence remains inconclusive, there remain concerns about the frequent use of mobile phones on human health. The potential impact of the kind of electromagnetic fields generated by cellular phones on the human brain has received little attention until relatively recently, and it’s probably still much too soon to pronounce on the possible adverse effects of long-term exposure.\nIt is causing cancer as well as brain tumor also due to its radiations.
1131556
Yes Because alot of accidents are casued by people talking on their cellphones
941962
this is very common in a lot of schools, the only real way to stop this is home school or else a lawsuit. Also, you can talk to the news about this.You just have to get the word out.
187766
Cell phones are a wonderful tool, however, people definitely need to learn cell phone etiquette.\nI wouldn't say it gets me mad, but probably more like mildly irritated.