Busy signal

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Should phones be aloud in schools?

The article " Busy Signal ", about cell phones and banning them to help students communicate face to face in stead of screen to screen is a very detailed article and has two sides to it. In the article it stats "Teachers hoped a mobile ban would reduce distraction". In my opinion that's not true because some students may need there phones for personal reasons not including checking Instagram or snap-chat but maybe due to it helping them in subjects or having a way to communicate with a family member in case of an emergency. I do use social media and google quit often but while i'm at school my focus is not on social media but yes I do go onto Google chrome a lot while i'm in class. You might be wondering if im aloud and yes I am because our school doesn't have a No phone rule because electronics are a big part of my learning also as a learning tool. But theirs also another side to my opinion that I also believe in and that is that student do also disobeying teachers and supervisors and do go on there phones to text friends, take pictures and just have a fun time doing what they should NOT be doing at school. There for allowing cell phones in schools are a risk but also a solution to problems.

As said in the article a researcher named Theirry Karsenti took a survey that shows 88% of the student's he surveyed are not allowed to use there phones in class and that didn't really surprise me because technology is just starting to be a really big part of schools and teaching methods. Teachers are now starting to get there students more involved and to participate online knowing its technology and that's what kids love these days.

Finally, I personally love using electronics and having the privilege to use them at school. I also know some schools may not have the same privileges as us to use all these things but the question is, Have they been given a chance? Banning elcetronics from schools due to something that has happened with them is understandable but techgnology is pretty big at the moment and I strongley belive all students should get to experiance them. I know "Busy signal" is not about giving students the right to try electronics and new technology but I thought it would be nice to have brought it up. Last but not least going back to my first question "should phones be aloud in schools?'' I say yes, What about you?

Why cell phones should be aloud in school. -  https://kwikboost.com/7-reasons-students-allowed-use-cell-phones-school/

Why cell phones shouldnt be aloud in school. - http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/opinion/letters/07/07/cell-phones-should-not-be-allowed-in-schools/

March Break Madness

March Break Madness

Over my march break I did a lot of fun and adventurous things. For example I had a soccer tournament in Toronto and we were playing a year up but that didn't stop us from playing at 100%. Over my march break I also hung out with Friends and went out to eat but my most favorite part was going back to Toronto, staying over night, shopping at square one mall and going swimming! We arrived at square one mall around 12 pm on Saturday and first went to the food court because I was about to die of hunger ( I'm literally always hungry, ha ha). I love to shop and buy clothing but one of the main reasons why we went out shopping at this super huge mall is because I was looking for my Confirmation dress. I was going to be very picky and not just take some random dress. We went into a bunch of stores looking for the right dress but then didn't come out with success. We also went into a hole load of other stores just shopping for clothing because like its just fun. There was a lot of people and was very busy. Lots of stores had huge sales for 40-70 percent of and that's a great deal if you ask me. We ate in the food court and just spent around 6-7 hours at the mall. After the mall we headed to our hotel called The Sandman Hotel in Toronto. I really wanted to go swimming so right when we got in the room I but my bathing suit on and bolted down the hallway and hoped into the elevator. The pool was humongous! There was a big water slide that went around 3 stories of the building, an over sized pool and my favorite part... A hot tub. We went to bed around 11 but there were a bunch of little kids running around the hallway screaming at waking people up so it was hard to sleep but we managed. Overall it was a great experience and I loved it! What did you do over your March Break?