Phones in class - 1st draft

In recent discussions of technology use, a controversial issue has been whether

phones should be banned in class or not. On the one hand, some argue that banning

phones in class can help students to remove distractions so they can focus on the

things that they need to learn during class. On the other hand, however, others argue

that banning phones from school will decrease students’ engagement in class. My

own view is that cellphones can be a huge distraction for students’ learning.

Nowadays, almost every student has their smartphones, so it is hard for schools to

deal with smartphones in the classroom. A study from the journal of Educational

Psychology acknowledges that students who are allowed to use smart phone without

an academic-purpose in classes can cause students to achieve lower scores than

students who don’t. Student’s responsibility is to learn things at school and then

apply the things that they have learned in their daily life. I wonder if they do not pay

attention to their teacher during class how they can achieve better scores or are

capable to do more things? Richard Freed quotes, “Teenagers use smart phones for

too long often have a detrimental effect on achievement, because they see phones

as entertainment, not learning or applications.” He points that most struggling

students seem that phone can be a great distraction than students who are good at
studying. When students do not know what they are learning during class, they will

feel bored easily and then do other things, such as drawing or using their phones.

Jamie Brook, the co-founder of Kahoot, argues that researchers are mistaken

because they overlook the harmful effects of using smartphones in class. She

emphasizes that using phone in class can provide a better learning experience for

students. It may be true; however, it is a hard task for schools to set guidelines for

students to use theirs phones appropriately. Because of these reasons, I think that

phones should be banned in class.