Moreover, phones in school are also becoming a big problem in our society. They are disrupting the educational setting. In the article “Smartphones Do Not Benefit Classroom Learning,” the author believes that phones have no place in the classroom:“Texting, tweeting, surfing and updating your online profile have nothing to do with learning and no place in the classroom. Yet it's even become commonplace for parents to text their children during school hours” (5). This shows it has become such a big problem that even parents do not mind shooting there kid a text during the school day. There are all kinds of things that can cause a phone to go off that would make it a distraction during class. Some examples of this would be: phone calls, text messages, games, and alarms. All of these things can cause loud noises that would be disruptive if they were to go off during a class. In the article “Campus Safety Must Be Considered If Cell Phones Are Allowed in Schools” the author talks about other ways that phones can be a problem in the educational setting: “Text message has been used for cheating. And new cell phones with cameras could be used to take photos of exams” (10). Not only would these kids be able to cheat by taking pictures of the exam, but having a cell phone is now like having a personal computer in the palm of the hand. Any information could be found simply by searching the internet straight from a phone.
The article “Campus Safety Must Be Considered If Cell Phones Are Allowed in Schools” also helps to show that kids having cell phones can be a bad idea by saying, “We also track more and more school incidents across the nation where rumors have disrupted schools. The issues of text messaging in particular, and cell phones in general, were credited with sometimes creating more anxiety than any actual threats or incidents that may have triggered the rumors” (“Campus Safety” 15). This means that when kids have phones they can spread rumors across the school quickly and easily. When this sort of thing happens, it may hurt a kid's feelings. There even have been some incidents where kids have committed suicide due to rumors spread about them. Some kids can be very harsh, and the rumors can get out of hand. As many rumors are spread across texting and phones, they cannot be controlled. In conclusion, cell
The article “Campus Safety Must Be Considered If Cell Phones Are Allowed in Schools” also helps to show that kids having cell phones can be a bad idea by saying, “We also track more and more school incidents across the nation where rumors have disrupted schools. The issues of text messaging in particular, and cell phones in general, were credited with sometimes creating more anxiety than any actual threats or incidents that may have triggered the rumors” (“Campus Safety” 15). This means that when kids have phones they can spread rumors across the school quickly and easily. When this sort of thing happens, it may hurt a kid's feelings. There even have been some incidents where kids have committed suicide due to rumors spread about them. Some kids can be very harsh, and the rumors can get out of hand. As many rumors are spread across texting and phones, they cannot be controlled. In conclusion, cell