Phones

Why I think Students Should be Able to Have Their Phones in Class.

Brittani Simpson

Okay, let’s be honest, I completely understand why teachers don’t want students to have their phones in class, but also you have to look at the students perspective too. In today’s world, cell phones are one thing that keeps some people stable and on time. I am personally not like that, but some people are. In a classroom setting, phones are I guess as teachers say ‘not appropriate.’ In some cases they are though. Let’s say that you are in an emergency and there is no way that you can get to a phone are you need your parents. How are you going to reach them? My school says that you have your teachers there and there is no reason to worry about that. I am the kind of person that I like to go to my parents and if  I have an emergency, I don’t like to go to someone I really don’t know too well. I know there has been plenty of times that I don’t want to tell the teacher my problem, but I have too because there is no other way to reach my parents.

                        Another reason is that phones aren’t just used for texting. On a smart phone, you can take notes, read the Bible, read other books and have a planner for after school activities. I think that we should be able to have our phones, but have rules. Some of them could be:

1.     When the teacher is teaching in front of the class, you are not to have your phone out at all.

2.     During a test, you are to put your phone on the teacher’s desk so that you are not temped to use it.

3.     You can text and use your phone between classes, at lunch, and when the teacher is not teaching.

I understand that some of the teachers think that if you have your phone you are automatically going to be tempted to text, but some people aren’t like that. I know that if I was allowed to have my phone, I would most definitely not use my phone