Cellphones in School.

Assertion/Claim

• Cellphones should be allowed in school.

Evidence-Concrete Detail

• Allowing students to use cellphones would help with the safety of the students and the mind set for the safety of the child for the parents. It would also allow the students to contact their parents during a time of emergency.

• Using the attack of 2001 as an example, we never know what could happen. If schools don't allow their students to have the availability of their cellphones, how will they contact their parents if a so called "attack" or "crisis" occurs and communication is unavailable through the students school?

• A student can get sick at anytime without any symptoms before, such as just throwing up on instant. If a student is in the restroom sick and no one knows that they are there, with the availablility of the cellphone the student can call a parent to notify them to come get them.

• Students would obtain more knowledge during school knowing that they have their cellphones instead of wanting to rebell against the "no-cellphone" idea and try to sneak their phone and text during class.

• Because of the 190 minute classes, students tend to get extremely bored and begin to have the urge of wanting to text during class while the teacher is teaching. Saying that, I believe that students should be aloud to have out their cellphones when the teacher isn't teaching and has done all of their work.

• High school students are at an age where they want to rebel against everything possible, which brings that students would rebel if they know that they can have cellphones on them during school.

Opposing Claims/They Say:

• The National School Safety and School Services state that "We have opposed policies allowing or encouraging students to have cell phones in school. On a day-to-day basis, they are disruptive to the educational environment."

• Some teachers from BHS state that, "Students would never learn anything with cellphones."

My Rebuttal/I Say:

• Although I agree with teachers up to a certain point, if students know that they can have their phones when they get their work done then they will get their work done and pay attention.

My Paragraph:

          Cellphones should be allowed in school. Allowing students to use cellphones would help with the safety of the students and the mind set for the safety of the child for the parents. It would also allow the students to contact their parents during a time of emergency. Using the attack of 2001 as an example, we never know what could happen. If schools don't allow their students to have the availability of their cellphones, how will they contact their parents if a so called "attack" or "crisis" occurs and communication is unavailable through the students school? A student can get sick at anytime without any symptoms before, such as just throwing up on instant. If a student is in the restroom sick and no one knows that they are there, with the availablility of the cellphone the student can call a parent to notify them to come get them. Students would obtain more knowledge during school knowing that they have their cellphones instead of wanting to rebell against the "no-cellphone" idea and try to sneak their phone and text during class. Because of the 190 minute classes, students tend to get extremely bored and begin to have the urge of wanting to text during class while the teacher is teaching. Saying that, I believe that students should be aloud to have out their cellphones when the teacher isn't teaching and has done all of their work. High school students are at an age where they want to rebel against everything possible, which brings that students would rebel if they know that they can have cellphones on them during school.

My Thinking:

This paragraph is mainly deductive thinking because of the theory and reasoning I presented.

Source:

• Cellphones In School: Pros and Cons