Mobile phones in school should be banned

I am happy that he choose to debate right with me. I also thank that he offer me a help. I stand for mobile phones in school. All key words are assumed to have their normal meanings. Firstly I'll present my own arguments and then I'll focus on rebuttal of opponent arguments. My argumentsFirst of all, when we are talking about that phones should be banned I assume that mobile phones shouldn't be in school at all. This means phones can't cross school doors.1. ) Calendar When lesson is going and in most cases ending teachers give students homework or set date of examination. Mobile phone is ideal medium for saving some important dates and being prepared for imperative examinations or tests. There is option to bring hand calendar but it doesn't remind you when you forget to check what is going to happen next day. Furthermore, calendars in phone are more convenient you don't need to skip big amounts pages of former days. Calendars in mobile have endless possibility of notes whereas hand calendar can allow max. 1 page. You can put phone into pocket more easily than hand calendar.2. ) InformationSometimes happens that students or even teacher forget some key information. It become worse when even book can't provide this information. But Mobiles are sources of infinite information. I mean Internet. On the way to school, when important lesson comes students sitting in the classroom need to study. And sometimes they can't find information which they are searching for. Eventually, mobile phones are sources of endless information from Internet. Hence they are acknowledged by students and teachers.3. ) Playing games or listening to music Young children sometimes get bored or get fancy to listen their favourite music. Mobile is the most common medium which allows them to accomplish their needs. Moreover, according to studies Music helps to study[1]. Study says: "the right kind of music can help you relax your mind which enables you to concentrate better. Perfect to studying, doing homework or studying for a test or exam. It cuts down on distractions and helps you focus on your work. " Students are more concentrated and get better exams, they prepare well. Furthermore, playing games helps them to chill out, to get new friends. Some kinds of games improve students abilities or educational games can teach them. Everything mentioned can provide phone. It doesn't enhance they physical abilities but psychological yes.4. ) CalculatorBesides calendar, Internet, games, music contemporary phones contain calculator. Nowadays are phone calculators even better in most cases. From my experience I've met many times with normal calculators which doesn't have square, square root while mobile calculator had it. Again, mobile calculators are easily approachable because everyone has mobile while normal calculators people don't bring along to everywhere. These days usage of mobile calculators is overcoming usage of normal. However, in examinations phones shouldn't be allowed because students can abuse them.5. ) Encourage friendshipsDuring break, students can swap their numbers with other who are not in contact everyday. They can meet after school, they can chat after school, they can prepare homework when they are out of school. This situation are less and less occurring now because of social networks. But before them it was hard to communicate and mobile phone is the key to it.6. ) EmergencyThis is the gist of my entire Argument. When children forget homework at home, when suddenly needs to be transported at home due to some issues for instance they get sick or need to be at home soon because of examination next time, for these reasons children needs mobile phone. There is an option that children can ask school board but this way is one of the possible. I can bring my own experience. At the end of school year I needed to get good mark and I forgot homework. Thanks to mobile phone I got it and obtained good mark on year report. Sometimes children can be witness of breaking the law when they are on the way to home. In these situation mobile phone is priceless. Calling police will help children and help to get some outlaw behind the bars. In addition to that, contemporary mobile phones include GPS chip which help to track lost children. Another priceless thing. Being banned in school mobile phones would cause problems not only students but their parents. Pro's arguments:1. ) Cellphones distract students from the lessonsThe main point of this argument was that phones distract students from lessons as the topic say. He established what current phones include, how students abuse them and how they impact education. In fact, it is matter of teachers. As I stated above students can use phones as medium to get information or as calculator. So in fact phones serve good but students abuse them. Teachers should prevent from it. That's the way to go. Pro presented that idea, that students don't educate themselves well. They abuse mobiles instead of utilize them. The problem is in teachers. Teachers should let students put everything off their desks and put mobiles into school bags and pull them out only when they allow it or during break. Mobiles can be future of education it is on the teacher to cause distract on students.2. )Cellphones with cameras and/or Internet connection aid students in cheating on exams and quizzesMy opponent presented that students use mobiles during exams and take a photos of tests and via phones share them with colleagues. This is exactly the same problem like the upper argument. The root of problem are teachers. They don't prevent from it and aren't strict as they should be. Recently I've attended SAT subject tests in CZ. I can tell that I was so scared of supervisor that I even didn't anything suspicious rather than being observed by him. It depends on teacher whether students educate themselves or not. Conclusion:I have brought up any arguments I can think of and at the end of my text I have negate opponent's arguments. This is hot topic at least at our schools and many teachers can't hold it. Hence students abuse phones and don't educate themselves. [1]. http://uncc49er.com...