should mobile be given too school going children? - Page 2

Originally posted by: mittijalebi

finally a topic that i have very strong feelings about!

i really dont see any reason whatsoever why kids in school need cell phones. i have a few friends who are teachers and they've told me that cell phones are nothing but a nuisance and a distraction for everyone.

they've told me of countless times when they've had to confiscate phones during a lesson and then they have no choice but to give the phone back at the end of the class only to repeat the same old scenario in the next class.

if there is an emergency during the school, the school is responsible for calling the parents and letting them know. if the child feels like they need to inform their parents of something during school hours, well there is always the office phone or even pay phones in schools that they can use.

hey kids my age all grew up without cell phones...some of us even went half way through uni without cell phones, and there was never a time when we felt that not having a phone was an inconvenience.

hey i'm not that old that cell phones weren't even invented yet! 😆 in fact people did have cell phones back then...in uni...however, these days cell phones are used as someone said earlier as a status symbol or just a fad.