Reasons we can use Mobile Phones in the School Premises

When most people think of K-12 students with constant access to their cell phones they envision students slacking off in class by scrolling through social media, texting their friends, and playing games. But the reality is this: the scenario represents a small majority of any student body, and if those students didn’t have their cell phones, they would find other distractions. After all, class goofs, mindless daydreaming during math class, and causing class disruptions are behavioral types that have existed long before mobile phones even existed. Simply put, if kids didn’t have cell phones in school to use as a distraction, they would find other methods of distractions.

However, the value and benefits that cell phones add to the students’ experience have no substitutes. In fact, cell phones in schools do far good than harm as they prepare students for the real world, help them learn how to be responsible, are engaging learning tools, and help promote safety.

1. Cell Phones Teach Responsibility

There is a time and a place to browse Instagram, play Candy Crush, and take selfies. Just as a working professional would never do these things in the middle of a board meeting, so too should a student never do this in class. There’s a time and a place to set your phone on silent mode and ignore it (unless there’s an emergency call from family). And by allowing students the freedom to keep their phones in school, they’re learning a big lesson in being more responsible that will serve them well.

2. Banning them will not stop them being used

It will simply push that use underground. Much better for the device to be visible on the desk than hidden under it.

3. Preparing young people for the modern world

Schools have a duty to prepare young people to live in the world outside the learning environment. Mobile phones are an integral part of life and schools should be helping young people make appropriate and effective use of them.

Today’s students are savvy and can use digital calendars, like Google calendar, for keeping track of homework due-dates, study times, and extracurricular activities. By having a multi-device charging station in the quad, cafeteria, library, and in every building, students can keep their cell phones and tablets charged so they can manage their student lives while preparing for their working adult lives.

4. Cell Phones are Tools for Emergencies

There are a number of emergency levels that constitute different threats. Whether a student left their essay at home and they need to call a parent to bring it in or if there is an intruder on campus posing a threat to the safety of all students, having a powered cell phone can help prevent a disaster from getting worse.

While we don’t want to expect tragedies to happen, it’s important for schools to have appropriate measures in place in the event that this happens. That includes allowing them to access their cell phones during school hours. And, cell phone charging stations and charging lockers at schools can help keep campuses safe and help alert emergency services in times of need.

5. Most schools cannot afford all of the technology that they need.

It seems crazy to ban the use of the computers that children have in their pockets – bearing in mind that today’s mobile phones are considerably more powerful than computers were only a few years ago.

We are not stating that Mobile Phones should be used in the schools but clearly, their introduction needs to be carefully prepared for and aligned with our appropriate educational aims. Of course, that is more difficult than simply banning them, but it is also the right thing to do educationally.

School Information Initiative by Educare India Advisory

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