The article by Maryellen Weimer “Tough Questions on Texting in the Classroom “ Where she write about texting in class, what students said about it as she also asked questions. Texting is what student do all time, everywhere and anytime, especially in boring classes. Some students think they can text and focus on the lecture at the same time, whereas they can't do so, students can't take good notes while they are texting. Most of the teachers ban phones and texting during class to grantee that students won't be distracted by texting. According to the text “56% of the cohort said they were currently taking a class in which the teacher banned texting. 49% said they texted anyway.” Some students do text anyway even if texting was banned in class,…
The second reason that students shouldn't be allowed to use cell phones in school for education is for the sake of the teachers, a teacher should not have to fight for the attention of his or her students due to technology. After twenty years of teaching history and ESL for Lowell High School, Miriam Morgenstern is quitting her job for multiple reasons. One of Morgenstern’s reasons for quitting is her students and their cell phones, she explains her frustration, “The texting, tweeting, and snapchatting during class time are ‘an incredible distraction, and makes it much more difficult to teach,’ she said. ‘It’s pretty hard to compete with a very funny YouTube video.’” It is unacceptable that students are using their phones while the teacher…
Should students bring electronic devices to school? Some people agree with that, and some others are not; opinions are widely divided. In the article “Hang It Up,” by Jesse Scaccia, students who have electronic devices in class can affect their performance. Scaccia gives us a couple of examples. First, children have cellphones are distracted. Also, the reason children want to take cellphones to school is that cells make them look cool. Lastly, some parents say that they need to keep in touch with their children for an emergency. I strongly agree with the author when he states that cell phone use distracts students’ attention.…
Studies show that 76% of youth today are texting 8-10 hours a day non-stop. This is true. As a matter of fact one day I was walking down the halls of opry mills mall and I saw this group of probably seven or eight girls. And you know when you pass a group of girls you expect there to be a lot of noise. Well in this case, when they passed I didn’t hear a single word. They were all not even paying attention to where they were going and looking down at their phones texting. I mean, what is the point in going to the mall with your friends if you are not going to even talk to each other. Now I hope this generation has not gotten so lazy to the point where they don’t even want to talk and let the phones do it for them. The thing that makes texting so popular is the fact that you can do it anywhere and anytime. The key word is “instant”. That is obviously what this generation is all about. Most people have become so used to texting that they can literally do it without even looking at the phone. They don’t even have to think about it, it just happens. That is the problem with this generation, we don’t…
One reason is because phones are filling up with new games and social media sites that have no educational purpose. How are students supposed to learn when they are constantly distracted by devices? Not only that, but students become distracted when others around them are on phones. Distraction causes less focus and extra time spent on work that could be done. Kids are becoming so mesmerized by new technology they do not have time to listen and learn.…
158 million people use the phone application Snapchat daily and among them moms are taking over (Carson). This may be a teenager’s worst nightmare, especially if their mom is one of those taking a step into becoming a “cool” mom. Snapchat mom users can be divided into many groups, three of them being Troubleshooting Mom, Selfie Bomb Mom, and Vlog Mom.…
More car accidents are occurring because texting while driving is distracting teens behind the wheel. Accidents are occurring because cell phones are taking teens minds off the road. Teens are more focused on their cell phones than thinking about everyone else around them. Texting behind the wheel is putting the driver, the passengers, the pedestrians, and the other drivers on the road at risk of harm. Teens are putting everyone at risk of harm when they take their eyes of the road to look for their phones or look at their messages. Cell phones may be distracting teens while driving, but enforcing laws do not stop people from texting behind the wheel.…
A teenager just learning to drive does not know what to pay attention to, or what to do if a situation erupts in front of them. Having a cell phone in their hand will only make matters worse. The attention span of most teens is already low to begin with, so keeping phones away from them while driving will help them stay focused on an important task such as driving. They may say they know what they are doing and that they are good drivers but anybody, even the most experienced drivers have to pay attention to the road ahead of them. As a teenager myself, I know I face strong consequences from my parents if I am ever caught texting and driving. I believe that all states should have cell phone laws and that they should result in loss of driving privileges if you are caught not abiding to those laws. Driving is very vital to daily life, as you may need to go to many places that are not in walking distance; but when driving, you have more than just your life at hand, you are also driving around many people and one mistake could take your own life or somebody else's. People need to realize that and know that they should give all of their focus on the road when behind the wheel of a car, that will make the…
Every state needs a no texting and driving law because researchers have found that it quadruples crash risks. According to http://www.edgarsnyder.com/car-accident/cell-phone/cell-phone-statistics.html distracted drivers cause about 6,000 deaths and a half a million injuries every year. While teenagers are texting, they spend about 10 percent of the time outside the driving lane they are supposed to be in. Talking on a cell phone while driving can make a young driver’s reaction time as slow as that of a 70-year-old. Answering a text takes away your attention for about five seconds. That is enough time to travel the length of a football field.…
One of the big obvious reasons is that it is extremely dangerous (2C R.W) and nearly 500,00 people are injured annually. Over 6,00 are killed each year because of drivers talking, texting, and emailing behind the wheel. Once you are on the road, right when you pick up your phone, you are 23 times more likely to get in an accident than non-texting drivers (4A K.S + R.W). Not only do you put yourself at risk but you put others also. Nicole Meredith, 18, experienced the dangers of teexting while driving as well as John Breen, 28. Nicole and John both were texting and both totaled their cars due to this mistake. Nicole survived with a story to tell, but John left the world, torn and shattered. Margay Schee, 13, was also unlucky when her school bus was rear ended by an 18-wheeler who was found texting while driving. It could have been prevented if they had waited to open/recieve these text messages.(Edgins) (Breen) (Burgos) (Oprah)…
Ever since I have grown up, cell phones have always been apart of my life. I received my first cell phone in the third grade. So, I’ve had a cell phone from a young age till now. Back then, texting and driving was not such a big deal because not everyone had a phone. However, nowadays just about everyone owns a cell phone, even at a younger age. Since kids are starting to grow up with phones they are becoming more attached to it. Just about everyone I know texts and drives. My mom always tells me not to, but even when she drives, she will do it. All of my friends text and drive, but it seems like the girls do it more than the guys. We have a group chat and there will be many messages and I have seen the girls swerve on the road because they are looking at their phone. I think everyone agrees on the fact that it is not good to text and drive, but they cannot handle themselves not to do it.…
At least 80 percent of all teenagers have cell phones, this is more than any other group of people. A lot of experts think that teens text and driving because they are less responsible than adults but who taught them these bad habits. Parents should try to set a good example to their children by not texting and driving. As a son I have often seen my parent’s text and drive and yet when I remind them to keep their eyes on the road they often get mad at me. While when I was first learning to drive my parents would not let me keep a cell phone in the car at all. I think parents should try to set a good example for their kids. More importantly than why teens/people text and drive is ways that we can stop it.…
One of the main reasons kids text and drive is because they think that when that phone rings they have to stop whatever they are doing and answer the text. But answering Sally’s text saying Susie is dating Anthony can wait. It is not worth causing a ten car pile, because you were texting and you swerve into oncoming traffic. In turn causing multiple deaths and fiery explosions. Some kids have problems keeping their car on the road. When asked about this dilemma, one experienced motorist said, “That one day I was coming over that hill over there and I swear a kid was texting and driving, he was in my lane too. I didn’t know what to do so I took the ditch. That kid just kept on a goin’. He never even saw what was happening.” That just goes to show how focused kids are on texting and driving.…
First texting and driving is very hazardous and causes lots of damage to people and property. There are a lot people against texting and driving because it causes a great amount of car crashes each year, many of those being fatal. People just can’t resist, not responding, to someone if they feel the vibration of their phone, they just have to check. In 2007, 5917 people died, and 448,000 people were injured all because people made the decision to drive distracted. Too many innocent lives have been taken because someone made the decision to text and drive. Each state has different laws set in place for texting and driving. As of April of 2012 ten states have banned teenagers from texting driving and there are strict laws to enforce it (Hossansky). As hard as it is to take your eyes away from your phone while driving, it needs to happen; otherwise far too many people will lose their lives from this act.…
Fatalities amongst teenage drivers rose over nine-teen percent in the United States in just six months. The primary reason for all the accidents is distractions, awareness, and ignorance. Banning texting, while driving in all countries is an enthusiastic idea.…