SHOULD MOBILE PHONES BE BANNED AT SCHOOL? C3

The debate about banning the use of mobile phones is being highly discussed nowadays and there have been many problems at schools based on this issue. Teachers and parents think they're a big distraction for students and it has an adverse effect on their marks. They waste a lot of time using applications like WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, etc., while they're in class or in the playground. So, should they be forbidden at school?

On the one hand, mobile phones are always useful for students to chat with their friends or with their family if there is any type of urgency while they're at school or in class, also if you want to see the time, take notes if you think that you can write faster or that you can organize it better or use it like a homework diary because it’s a more comfortable way to write it.

On the other hand, it’s evident that not all are advantages to the use of mobile phones at school, because students waste a lot of time connected and distracted during school hours, chatting or playing games and therefore, they never listen to the teacher's lessons. For that reason, students don't understand what they are reading when they're studying, so then it’ll be worst / worse for them, and they can be punished if teachers see them.

To sum up, I agree with forbidding the use of mobile phones at high schools, but they should be able to use it/ them in any / ___ case of emergency or for an important thing they need to. The best solution is to forbid the use of mobiles during the classes, and don't take it /not to use them until the class has finished or during the break. On the contrary, teachers would take it away from them or finally, make / issue a warning for their parents.

Joan Cañellas Ruesga, 2n A

Mobile Phones should be banned C2

Nowadays, mobile phones are very useful because they make us the life easier, but, are they useful in class?

On the one hand, mobile phone facilitate our lives because we can comunicate with our friends and we can get more information due to _the_ new smartphones_, which have acces to_the_ Internet. Moreover, you can take photos or videos and your mobile can be your personal agenda, because you can have configurated your e-mail, an important dates, birthdays...

On the other hand, they are addictive. People spend too much time with them when they would be talking or being with their friends. Nowadays, it's common to see a group of friends which everyone are with__their_ own mobile and they don't talk unless they are speaking online with another friends. For this reason, personal relationships are being lost. In class, mobile phones should be banned because students have to pay attention all_the__ time. Students use mobiles in class to talk _to_other friends or with some classmate about the class.

In conclusion, mobile phones are harmful to the behavior which a student has to have in class, because it gets that students don't pay attention to the teacher. Teachers have to get a reduction of the addiction of the technology in the students.

Gonzalo Lázaro 2 B

MOBILE PHONES IN OUR LIFE (final version)

Mobile phones have turned into an indispensable part of the adults' life and increasingly among the children. However, there are pros and cons related to their use, and this depends on us.

The principal advantages are that mobile phones are not only a way to receive and to answer calls, but they also allow us to carry out multiple activities as navigate on the Internet, interact in social networks, chat, take photos, record videos, etc.

On the other hand, mobiles cause problems.  They have created a disconnection with reality and have made people isolate themselves from their surroundings. Moreover, they cause lack of interest in physical activities and open air games. And finally and the most important, these devices can create problems to "small children" since their health might be affected negatively in the short or long term.

In conclusion, we are in a world where technology is an essential part of our lives. Nevertheless, we must pay attention and be very careful in order not to use it excessively, both for our benefit and that of our children.

GLORIA MARTÍ AINSA

2nd C

Banning mobile phones in school (FINAL VERSION)

Banning mobile phones in school has become a much discussed issue today. In fact, lots of students have been forbidden to carry their mobile phones to class. This can have positive or negative effects. Let's see different ways of looking at it.

One of the strongest arguments for banning mobile phones in school is students' distraction. Even if the mobile phone is on silent mode, many students spend all the time wondering if someone called or messaged. If so, the teacher is not being listened to at all. On the other hand, mobile phones are considered a cheating tool, so whenever students are doing an exam using mobile phones, they won't be learning, but deceiving themselves. Moreover, some argue the ban is necessary to face "happy slapping", which is a form of bullying that consists of filming the attack using, for instance, a mobile camera phone.

Opponents of banning mobile phones in school claim that it is important to have them with you all the time, even in school, because it may be useful if an accident occurred. It would be quite difficult to find help easily without making a quick call using a mobile phone. It's also claimed that mobile phones can be a great educational tool instead of a threat. Finally, many people state that banning mobile phones doesn't make sense since students usually ignore rules and keep doing the same.

Taking everything into account, it's true that many students use their mobile phones in order to cheat in the exams, and a lot of them get easily distracted, but I think it's no use banning them as a student has to be able to decide on his/her own whether he/she wants to succeed honestly or not.   

Dani Jiménez / 2A