Cell phones do not belong in the classroom

Walt: write a speech

Should cell phones be allowed in class?

Greetings to you all. My name is Camille and today I will be speaking to you about the subject, should cell phones be allowed in class.

I have a list of advantages and disadvantages of having a cell phone in the classroom.

Let's start off with the advantages.

According to  www.answer.com did you know that 72% of people agree with the idea of having cell phones in class and 28% disagree.

There are many advantages of having a cell phone in class. One of the advantages are. When you have your cell phone in class your parents will be able to contact you when there's any emergency going on such as accidents and funerals.

These days every cell phone has a camera RIGHT. Well using that camera on your phone is very helpful because when you want to take a photo of any class projects you can just press the button and there you have it. Then you wouldn’t need to spend much time trying to figure out how to take a photo on your netbook.

My last advantage is that when you have your cell phone in class you will be able to take notes on your phone which would be much easier. Then you wouldn’t have to worry about forgetting any school work that needs to be done because you can just look at your phone and then you will know what to do. Isn’t this really awesome.

Now let's look at the disadvantages. At this stage I want to tell you that the disadvantages trump the advantages. (Even though some of the advantages are slightly beneficial).

I strongly believe that having a cell phone in the classroom is a major distraction. According to this comic strip (Show comic strip) when you have your cell phone in the classroom, you will be tempted to text and call your friends. When the teacher is teaching, you’d probably blame the teacher for distracting you but NO, it's actually you that’s getting distracted by your cell phone.

When you have your cell phones in the class you will never know that someone might steal your phone because there can be some thieves around here. Then when you find out that you have lost your phone you would freak out and get angry. Then the teacher would be involved and your class would have to wait until the teacher is finished  with sorting out your business.

In addition having a cell phone in class is another way of cheating. Some children can be tempted to cheat when doing any test or they can just text a friend to tell them the answer. Children these days are very smart when it comes to hiding their cell phones. Children can hide their cell phones in their desk and the teacher might be thinking that he or she is getting something out of their desk but actually he or she is cheating.

In my opinion I say that cell phones should not be allowed in the classrooms they should just stay at home don’t you agree. I hope you have gave this topic a very good thought. Thank you for listening.