First, schools should allow students to carry cell phones with them because of their freedom to practice self-discipline with their phone usage. Children need to learn to treat freedom responsibly. What I mean by this is that if we get children to get used to someone always being on them telling them what to do, as they grow up they wont know how to take their own decisions and know the limit to their freedom. Phones should be allowed in class because it allows students to exercise self-discipline no matter their age or activity, which is proved by a study by the University of Pennsylvania, that self-discipline plays a big part in a students success. Also, them having the freedom of their phone usage allows them to learn how to deal with freedom in a workplace responsibly. Greenling, director of instructional technology, believes that some classrooms are just not interesting enough and thats why students get distracted with other things like their phones because their brains are wired to do that. Before passing notes, portable cassettes, or daydreaming was their form of distraction, so it will still occur with or without cellphones. (Why Students should be using their Phones in Class)
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es also maximize school resources. Schools see a phone as an obstacle to learning. They focus on what is wrong with a phone and not think of options a phone can bring to your classroom. But many schools are realizing that students have found ways to make good use of the phone, for example with educational apps like Remind0 to remind students of their school work due date. This type of app a phone is willing to offer does not just benefit the student but the teacher and the whole classroom. Students being able to bring their own technology helps teachers maximize their resources when not enough Ipads, Chromebooks, or devices are available. Implementing phones into classrooms allows students to use their phones for more school and less personal use. (Mobile Devices and their Place in the Classroom) This benefits the school because they dont have to spend money on tablets or laptops. These devices are very helpful due to the fact there are many helpful acts like dictionary apps for foreign students or Kahoot which are educational apps. (‘Why Students should be using their Phones in Class.’) It is even more beneficial because they are free apps without a charge. Nothing is better than saving schools money.