By: Phoebe Warner Many, including students and teachers, believe phones in school are a problem. With constant notifications and access to apps, students can get distracted easily with cell phones.
One student, Allsion Dunhill, agrees that cell phones are a distraction. She says that school could function better if cell phone use was limited. Students can’t always limit their own use responsibly, so she feels that the use of phone boxes or “cell phone jails” is a way to accomplish this. Dunhill believes that students’ grades would be better if cell phones were put away during class. She explained this saying, “...there would be no distractions and the students could focus on what is happening in the present instead of answering their friends’ messages.” Dunhill argues that students are too attached to their phones and, as a result, lose out on important information that not only helps in a course but in life. Dunhill said, “...some of the things [teachers] teach us are important to our daily lives.” It’s not just about math or English and these skills we miss out on could help us with future learning and jobs. Many teachers also agree that classrooms would be more functional if phones were kept away. Students could pay better attention to what is being taught and they would have a better understanding of the topic. It’s difficult on the teachers when students can’t or don’t interact with them because they find more interest in whatever’s on their phones. Teachers are also frustrated when students don’t seem to see the connection between their lack of focus and low grades. In the end, Dunhill suggests that teachers “Take the phones away [from students] and put them in a cell phone jail at the beginning of class and don’t let the students have them back until the end of class.” While this perspective may not be popular among her fellow students, Dunhill believes that cell phones are distracting and should be put away during all hours of school.
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