The role of cell phones in school

     Cell phones have become essential in our everyday lives, to the point that they’ve become necessary to fulfill social connections. Because of their ever-increasing prevalence in the world and the functions they can complete, cellular devices have made their way into schools, and despite some attention-oriented disadvantages, they have proven to be an asset in the classroom.

     Students can use phones to communicate about homework, organize plans, and research information, which means the need for large computers is lessened. It becomes less necessary to spend resources on large and expensive equipment since most students already have phones that can accomplish those same tasks. Junior Brittany Crites added, “I feel like cell phones are okay in class because they can be very beneficial in researching information.”

     Some people argue that students tend to use their cell phones inappropriately. This is often the case, but when it happens, phones are taken and held by school administrators and teachers until either the end of the day or the end of class. In reality, the issue with students’ abusing their devices stems from a teacher who is not assertive, a teacher who doesn’t draw a firm no-phone policy and permits their antics to continue. Carlye Day commented, ““Students won’t mess on their phones if the teacher tells them to get off of them and gives them work to do.”

     Cell phones can be both bothersome and beneficial in a school setting. They can be

used to do research, among other important work, but they are also used to play games when there are assignments at hand. Whether students do that or not, it is entirely up to the teacher to take charge of the class and prohibit that abuse. “I think phones present both an advantage and a problem,” stated senior Hannah Hunt.