Texting in Class Essay

Mike Cronin in his article “Rude texting students say they’re only multitasking,” had a student interview and she explains, “I think it’s disrespectful… it’s distracting to other students if you hear clicking. It disrupts the whole class.” From personal experience of having a class where the teacher didn’t inforce the cell phone policy it was very distraction you can hear the ‘DINK!’ noise after every text was sent during that 2 hour class it becomes a huge distraction to other because now your drawing others attention to your screen on your phone and even if you have a laptop out. Bennett Mclean in his article “views differs on use of cellphones in college classrooms,” had teachers views of having these phones during class as a compulsion

Should students be able to use cell phones during class periods? This is a question a lot of students and parents have asked themselves. The invention of cell phones started a debate for many schools. Many schools accept the use of cell phones but experience a lot of frustration over them. There are many reasons for and against the use of cell phones in schools. People who support cell phone use in schools are usually teenagers. People who disagree with cell phone use in schools are usually teachers or parents, who think cell phones are a distraction. A lot of students see cell phones as a useful device but many see them as a distraction during class. Throughout this essay you'll read about the pros and cons regarding cell phones

Texting has fast become the preferred form of communication for young adults; however, students need to be dissuaded from texting during class because of the result in loss of valuable class time, lack of effective communication skills, and consistent use of improper English leading to a negative impact on students’ learning.

First, I believe this because students can get easily distracted by phones. Students don’t pay much attention to the teacher’s lesson and are disturbed by all the notifications they receive. Some examples of how they can get distracted are social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat etc. Texting in class can also get students easily distracted from school work. Students tend to lack amount of sleep since they stay on their phone for most of the night.

Please do not use cell phone to text during class as it distracts other students.

First of all, you may even use a phone to text, tweet or go online during class. About 90 percent of teens with cell phones send texts. Unfortunately, kicking the habit of using cellphones and other mobile devices in class can be a hard. If you’re like most kids these days, you use a smartphone, and you use it often. Additionally, the Pew report shows, 92 percent of teens go online daily. In the United States, 73 percent of teens own or have access to a smartphone and 12 percent have no cell phone. The typical number is 30 texts per day. Those numbers come from a 2015 survey by the Pew Research Center in Washington, DC. But too much tech time at school for things other than classwork can cost you, new studies show.

Personally, I believe that texting is disruptive in class. On the other hand, respect goes both ways. The video didn’t state what the professor’s policy on texting was, but destroying someone else’s property is a bit too much. The professor could have just confiscated the cell phone and returned the cell phone when a parent was present. An article starts with the mention “of a video showing a sheriff’s deputy body-slamming a South Carolina high school student over her use of a cellphone in class.” (Gerson, 2015). Disruption is a problem, but using violence is not the answer. Gerson wrote of different ways that some instructors are dealing with the usage of cell phones in class. One comment was that establishing policies that respected

Most student will get in trouble for texting in class while class is in session. I remember a time when I gotten my phone taking away for two weeks because I was texting my friend and not focus on the assignment that my teacher was explaining to the class. I was grounded for a week and couldn’t call my friend of text him for two weeks, but is that better than dying in a car crash because I was texting and driving. Driving and talk on the phone is bad enough, but why is texting a bigger problem in the world. Is it because there’s more accidents because of texting on the phone. It can be worst then drunk driving, or it can influence children to text and drive. Texting on the phone while driving should be banned in the United States to keep this country safe from ambitious drivers.

December in nineteen ninety-two, the first text message was sent. Believe it or not, texting was not meant to be a communication method like it is used now to replace voice messages. According to Crystal David, “It was originally conceived as having commercial use, or possibly as a service for mobile phones to signal the arrival of a voicemail message.” As anyone can see today cell phones have become a staple in our everyday lives. However there comes a point where cellular devices have become a hindrance, especially in a high school education setting. If you are a parent I am most certain you’d want to be sure that your high school child

One problem with cell phones in today’s society is that they have become major distractions. Cell phones are distracting employees in the workplace and are leaving them with their jobs halfway done. Everywhere in the business industries, the employees are hard at work re-tweeting and catching up on the latest newsfeed rather than managing their time more wisely. Not only are cell phones a distraction in the workplace, they are also a distraction and disruptive in school districts, causing students’ attention to be elsewhere. Many students would rather text in the middle of class instead of pay attention to what the teacher is reviewing. In this case, students do not gain the amount of education provided for them. In addition to cell phones being distracting, people often like to multi-task by walking or driving while texting. These things cause them to be unaware of their surroundings. Texting while driving has become a major issue because texting and driving can lead to car crashes which are often fatal. On the other hand, texting and walking isn’t too bad, but can cause a little bit of embarrassment. There are stories of people walking into walls and bumping into people or tripping over a table because their nose seems to be stuck in their phone. To some, being on their cell phone is more important than grades, clients, and others around them.

Thesis: While it has been commonly assumed that texting has had a significant negative impact on student’s literacy rates, others argue and support the use of texting as it has imprinted a positive impact depending on the situation.

Teenagers must consider the importance of being concentrated when studying. Otherwise, we won’t be able to learn in a good way. Things are done in a better way if we do them each at a time. Most of the effects of cellphone messaging on teenagers may be negative due to the fact that they’re used just to chat and gossip and not for important stuff, as used by adults. When a teacher is giving a new class, we may be distracted by a text massage. If we don’t pay attention, more probably, we’ll get a low grade on the next quiz. But that does not only represents a bad grade, but an emptiness in the student’s memory because he might have lost or misunderstood a concept that may be important to comprehend further theories or themes. Text messaging may also become a vice, and anyone could even become an addict. Some teenagers

Many students will play on their phones and not pay attention to the teacher and the lesson that the teacher is giving. Students are sent to school to learn and by playing with cell phones during classes students are not learning anything that will help them with a career or their futures. Students can also text friends in other classrooms and not have their minds in the classroom that they are in. Students may eventually stop coming to school because they can just stay home and use their cell phones and do other things.

Being on the phone is a huge distraction. In Some cases have also had more car accidents because of driving and texting (Loftis). Texting can also cause finger problems(Kelland). Some teens text during school or try to get away with texting during school (Hanfer). They use auto correct instead of spelling the word (Fleck). These texting cases are going to get worse as the years go on if we do not limit the usage of texting (Hanfer). The majority of teens get accustomed to using cyber slang (Miners). To continue, some teens choose to text at night because they have more free time or need help with homework (Fleck). Walking and texting is another negative cause because they are focusing on what they are doing rather than paying attention to where they are going or where they are walking to (Loftis). Teens texting affects them during class because it is easier for them to text each other the answers on a text which would be considered cheating

One thing I noticed about both students who did text was that they both had the same strategy of hiding their phone from the professor. The strategy in question was to hide the phone in between their legs. This reminds me of previous classes with professor Scott Walus who has openly said how cell phones can become an addiction.