Cell Phones in Schools: Do They Affect the Grades?
The Bans on Cell Phones in Schools May Affect More Than Just Your Teen
Many parents feel that their children need to carry their phones with them for after school rides, allowing communication between their teen and themselves, and for simple safety reasons, as many high-school students are just receiving their drivers licenses and parents feel they are a safety precaution in case of an emergency. But the schools take a different perspective on the use of phones in school, since many students have found ways to alert their friends of test answers through the use of text messaging, which can be done discreetly and silently. Since many teachers use the same tests for all class periods, kids with the tests in the first hours of the day are able to record the answers and pass them along, or even charge other students, for the answers.
Since cheating has become such a large threat in schools, with the expanding use of the internet and the availability of so many resources, as well as the ease of use through cell phones and passing information, the ban, in some circumstances, does not seem unfair. Students, who are receiving higher grades through cheating, make it far more difficult for other students who are truly putting their best effort forth. Not only are they potentially getting better grades, but they are also raising the grade standards for the high school as well as the possibility of getting into certain colleges who require higher grade point averages. When many students start receiving high grade point averages, it raises the standard for all students to meet.
The use of cell phones in school may not directly affect the student's grades, but in some schools where the ban has been put in place, just the possession of a cell phone seen by a teacher could result in a dock of a full letter grade. Other schools are trying to prevent the threat of cheating through test messaging and other methods by simply not allowing them. But the threat is still there, you'll always have cheaters, and you'll always have those who benefit from doing so and breaking the rules that were put in place for a reason.
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Post a Commenti agree! cell phone should be banned in school. kids, where are you? you're in school, where you should be. if your parents need to get a hold of you, they can call the school. if you need to get a hold of your parents, the school has a phone. you're in school, you're at home. where else are you going to be? at a friend's? they have a phone too. goes to show that kids need to learn respect: tell your parents where you're going, who you're with and be where you say you will be. grown ups today survived all their childhood without cell phones, you can too! i think this is a great article. well done!
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Your commentDear Editor:
Your article, “Cell Phones in School: Do They Affect the Grades,†gave many reasons on why cell phones shouldn’t be allowed in school. I disagree; I think cell phones have there benefits in school. In the editorial, you said, “Since cheating has become such a large threat in school with expanding use of the internet and the availability of so many resources, as well as the ease of passing information, the ban in some circumstances does not seem unfair.†I believe that most kids are honest and know that cheating is wrong. Also, if people are going to cheat they are going to find more then one way to do it.
Cell phones have their value. There are many good uses for the phone. Lots of parents work and having a cell phone with them makes it easy to communicate with their child. If plans change it makes it very easy for them know what is going on. Cell phones are a great source of communication in a emergency. If there is a lock down a student can c
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Dear Editor:
I thought your piece “Do They Affect the Grades,†had many reasons supporting your opinion, however I want to share some of my opinions with you. You state that, “In a school, cell phones are used for cheating and distracting others,†while this is true for some students most students don’t use their cell phones for cheating or for distracting others. Many people only use their phones for communication.
You may not be familiar with the purpose of a Facebook, but I believe it is meant for communication with others in place of a cell phone. When you are unable to talk with someone face to face you might comment on one of their pictures or just send them a message. You do not try to communicate with them to distract your friend from doing homework or prevent them from doing a productive activity. No that defeats the purpose. You send them a friendly message to stay in touch
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Dear Editor:
In your editorial “Cell Phones in School: Do They Affect the Grades?†there are many good reasons as to why cell phones should not be used in school. You state that “many students have found ways to alert their friends of test answers through the use of text messaging†and this can cause problems if a student is getting the right answers on tests but can‘t finish other work in class. Cell phones can also cause students to get distracted and not get other class work done. Also, you said “when many st
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