Electronics In School vs. No electronics In School

Introduction:

            As you may know the biggest debate that has been serving the web and the news anchors is whether or not students should be allowed to use their electronic devices in class or should it continue to be banned during school hours and only allowed before and after the school bell rings. One of the biggest transformations which I have seen take place is in the area of technology. It is being used in ways we never even dreamed of when it first took place.

             Well while many people say yes others say no and for this essay we are going with the opposing side. We each came too this conclusion based on the results of our research. Some of those reasons that we are opposed to electronic devices being used in the classrooms are the health factors, misusage, the distractions and what the outcome of the writing habits will be.

Body:

            Some health factors that play a roll into this situation is when using a device to long you can encounter headaches and another health benefit is that when students use their phones for longer periods of times they start experiencing dysfunctional sleep patterns or sleepless nights which is an all around negative health affect (Dean 2013).

Teens or kids can use cell phones or any electronic device to cheat on tests by sending pictures of the answers or texting the answers. Another classroom distraction in using electronic devices is students using it to play games while the teacher is instructing  (Debate 2013).

When using electronic devices you start to forget certain good writing habits. For example, how to use correct spelling, how to interact with others while reading, and being able to understand what has been written. If you allow electronics into the building and they are permitted for students to use you are basically allowing them to use poor grammar and spelling skills not just through text but also through out their entire life.

Conclusion:

As a group we decided that having electronics during school should be prohibited because it has been considered a distraction more then a helpful tool for school.  There many reasons for electronics to be prohibited from school policy. It is impossible to entirely ban electronics since students travel to and from school with them as mentioned by Ritter and Scaccia.  At the end of the day electronics are not important as school and just take away from good learning experiences.  

Work Cited

Dean. “Should students be allowed to use cell phones at School” Edubabbling. November 3, 2013. http://www.edubabling.com/should-students-be-allowed-to-use-cell-phones-at-school/

Debate: “Should students be allowed to use cell phones in school?” Debate.2013.http://www.debate.org/opinions/should-students-be-allowed-to-use-cell-phones-in-school

Ritter, Elizabeth Lorris and Scaccia, Jesse: “Should cell phones be banned in school?” Scholastic 2014
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/upfront/debate/index.asp?article=d1211