persuasive-mobile phones banned at school

30MIN

harmful effects phones, no responsibility, laziness, addiction

no need during school hours-distraction, cyberbullying, sneaking

other ways

Mobile phones are slowly but surely taking a strong hold on the next generation. Even kindergartners have been spotted with phones-that's how common and generally accepted it's become in modern society. This is why we must put a stop to it before it's too late. Students that are addicted to their phones are only doomed to grow up surrounded by cyberbullying, the harmful effects of the internet and gain traits such as sneakiness and irresponsibility. Our precious, naive students cannot be allowed to use their phones during a time when they're meant to be getting the best use out of their education. 

Phones are convenient for a few things, but it's not a requirement for a mere school-age child. After all, they do more bad than good. The introduction of technology has even brought in a new form of bullying. No student is safe from addiction, no matter how much they are monitored. And having a phone to do everything, from correct your own spelling to wake you up in the morning diminishes the sense of responsibility in a growing child. These devices are poisoning our precious offspring. If we don't act soon, our future society will be filled with lazy, irresponsible people who are too addicted to technology to even function properly. Do you want to ruin your own child's future?

Along with being incredibly dangerous, phones are not a necessity during school hours. A few calls to arrange pick-up after school is likely the most they'll need. Otherwise, why would they be using it during a time that requires their full attention? If you are investing money and resources into sending your children to school, it's only fair that they're getting the best use out of that time. This does not mean letting them use a phone freely and letting them use or see whatever they want online. In a time of learning, phones are useless.

Of course, the average student who uses a phone will protest against this, claiming how useful and convenient they are. But have you noticed how everything a phone can do can still be achieved without it? It's not hard to buy a calendar or alarm. It takes zero effort to ask the receptionist at your school to use the phone. And of course, contacting anyone can be done through email or another form of online message-we cannot always depend on text. Not only is this cheaper than a phone worth hundreds of hard-earned dollars, but responsibility and organisation is developed. Along with teaching a child nothing, phones really aren't an essential if they can be replaced by other methods of contact.

It's important we help students of the future not develop addictive, dangerous habits acquired through having the freedom to use phones in class. These mentally destructive, poisonous devices can wreck a child's future and affect their developing personality. The less we let them roam around with these unnecessary devices the better. After all, a caring parent would do what's truly best for their child, wouldn't they?