Argument Writing - Cellphones

At the end of last term and the start of this term we got into groups to create an argument about students bringing cellphones to school. In my group was Mia, Iris and Arielle. I found it quite fun and interesting working in a group to see what the others thought of this topic and how we could add it all together.

Should students be allowed to bring cellphones to school?

Cellphones are definitely NOT suitable in educational facilities!

Do you want your children to have square eyes and be tired and grumpy on a daily basis?

Cell Phones distract pupils from completing given work and following teachers’ rules and instructions as they are accordingly 

‘extremely addictive’. 

A phone is too small, too hard to operate and too hard to change settings to complete work on apps such as Google Drive.  

It is said that using your phone too often on a daily basis can make children (or even adults) grumpy and tired, easily. 

Studies show that children under the age of 13 are limited to around 2hrs of screen time per day. If they bought their phones to school then the amount of screen time would be raised to about 6hrs per day. 

Using a phone throughout the day can simulate the brain and make it harder for kids to go to sleep. 

Cell Phones distract children from completing set tasks and following teachers’ rules and instructions as they are said to be ‘very addictive.’ Working on a phone will mean that you can not get Hapara because they are your personal device, not a school one. Because there is no Hapara, children will stop their work and go on popular social media like Snapchat, Instagram, or Tic Tok. Or very addictive games.  They would not be listening to what the teacher is saying as they will be busy texting their friends. This is one reason why students should not be allowed cellphones at school. 

A phone is too small, too hard to operate and too hard to change settings to complete work on apps such as Google Drive, where as a computer, chromebook or laptop has a much bigger screen. 

When using Google Slides on a cellphone, you cannot add or duplicate slides, so isn’t great for doing long essays/presentations for school. 

Especially on (smaller) phones, it is harder to type using the phones’ keyboard so when writing long pieces it is easier to spell words wrong and to complete work fast.  

In conclusion, we believe that students should NOT bring their cellphones to school as they can make the pupils very tired and grumpy, they distract students from completing given work and listening to teachers rules and instructions and they are too small, too hard to operate and too hard to change settings on apps such as Google Drive.