Should Mobile Phones Be Banned in Schools

 

Should mobile phones be banned in schools ? Mobile phones are one of the great inventions and high technology items in this modern era.  Nowadays, most people from teenagers to the elderly have personal mobile phones of their  own. Many schools limit or restrict the use of mobile phones. However, there are students who ignore the rules and continue to bring along their mobile phones to school and class despite despi te the restriction. restriction. In my opinion, opinion, mobile phones should be banned banned from schools. What are the factors then? First of all, mobile phones are distractions to students. Today, students relieve boredom by openning their mobile phones during class. For example, they are distracted when their  friends send them text messages and they attempt to reply under their desks. Other than that, they they ca can n also also play play ga game mes, s, br brow owse se th thee In Inte tern rnet et,, ch check eck an and d up upda date te th thei eirr Fa Faceb ceboo ook k an and d Instagram pages and so on. In other words, they usually use the mobile phones for noneduc educat atio iona nall purp purpo ose sess duri during ng the the clas class. s. This This ca can n ha hard rdly ly he help lp th them em pe perf rfor orm m be bett tter  er  academically. In fact, this can bring forth negative effects on their learning performance. Another reason why mobile phones should be banned in schools is because students are able to cheat during exams using phones. They do so by sending to each other text messages with answer ans werss to the qu questi estions ons.. It is also importan importantt to note that they can store store their notes notes and relevant information on their phones and look at them secretly during tests. Students always find ways to cheat during exams exams as the tools they have are getting getting more and more powerful powerful today.  Therefore, my conclusion is that mobile phones should be banned and not allowed in school. Thee disadv Th disadvant antage agess of all allowi owing ng them them in school schoolss far outwei outweighs ghs the advant advantage ages. s. It is the student‘s responsibility to study hard and pay atention when teacher is teaching. Students should aim for good results in exams nad test so as to better prepare themselves for their  future. Since mobile phones prevent them from doing so and distracts them when they are in class, I do not agree that mobile phones should be allowed in schools.

Opinion essay by Benas Bersėnas.

342 words.