The use of cell phones by students should be encourage

To begin my closing argument, I first like to propose a rebuttal to my opponents statements. My opponent, previously, agreed that technology is advancing; given in his second argument with the following quote: "We know we are in the 21th Century which is Computer world". In my previous argument, I mentioned that he agreed upon the fact that our world is turning into a world that heavily relies on technology. My opponent claims that the use of technology will make people "lazier", with the examples of not using "enough skills" in farm work. And even claims, with the given quote "In modern traditional days we communicate through drums but this days we use phone to communicate which make us lazy and dependent on machines ,we go to farm with combine harvester,tractors etc this decrease the skills of our knowledge". It is true that we will become more dependent, but we still will use a lot of knowledge and skills to get the job done. Stated under the article titled "Robot Farmers are the Future of Agriculture, says Government", it states that to use these robots, a enhancement of coding is needed to get the robots going. Coding is already a tough enough skill and requires a lot of knowledge, and my opponent is saying we will not become smarter? Further into the article, it states that at first the robots will need to be handled with a remote control, like the ones when you drive a remote car; but will later be controlled by our phones. Continuing to rebuttal against my opponent, let me first say that he only "attacked" one of my arguments and not all of them. This kind of hints a sign that he cannot counter argue most of my claims, and puts me into a more victorious position. Any who, I will continue to rebuttal against my opponents other statements before coming to my conclusion. My opponent then claims that a lot of students use their mobile phone too much within class, and have the possibility of cheating within class. In my previous argument, I stated: "In a statistic, from "Common Sense Media", it states that only 35% of teenagers use their cell phone to cheat on tests". Like I mentioned previously, that is a minority of people who you claim to "cheat" a lot. For your other arguments, please let me bring upon you a recent statistic found. 73% of teachers are using phones to actually teach kids to learn! Stated under the article "73% of AP, NWP Teachers Say Their Students Use Mobile Phones for Learning", it states that students learn better if you cause a distraction within their own addiction. Example of this is to use mobile apps that teaches students how to do Math or English, which they learn more easily; than on the board. The reasoning is because of doing something they like to do, with no authority saying "They can't". So technically, they are using their phones to learn; not to be disrespectful. For the social communication skills, my opponent claims that they will not improve in social communication skills. I beg to differ, because stated in a statistic, titled "You've Never Met 7% Of Your Facebook 'Friends'", it states that 89% of people using social networking actually meet people online; and within five years, actually meet the person face to face. Even though, I admit, that cell phones does not enhance an overwhelming of communication skills; it instead creates a stronger bond among people. Have you ever had a secret you wanted to tell, but afraid to do it in public? On cell phones, you can text your friend about this and create a stronger bond more often than social communication. A stronger bond means a more happier friendship! To conclude my argument, my opponent looks at the negative effects about a phone. Some I agree with, like Cyber Bullying, but only a minority of it. My opponent looks at practically all of the negatives and refuses to look at the positives, by never bringing a rebuttal against my previous arguments. While I actually brought a rebuttal towards my opponents arguments, and brought in a new way to look at the phone. It is not a simple tool of addiction, it is a tool that is the first step towards our future of relying on technology. My opponent admits we are moving onto this world, like I stated numerous times, and I must ask the question. Why wait when it is expected already? With that in mind, I thank my opponent for a great debate, and hope that he had fun too! Sources: http://www.theguardian.com... http://thejournal.com... http://techcrunch.com...