Cell Phones Should Be Banned

W.A.L.T:  write a persuasive text.

For the last few weeks we had the task of writing a persuasive text about if cell phones should be banned or not, in my opinion they should be banned. Something I enjoyed was looking at facts, something I did well was writing lots of information in the paragraphs and something I could do better next time would be to add more facts to back up my information.

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Cell Phones Should Be Banned In Schools

In my opinion I strongly believe that cell phones should be banned in all schools. Although cell phones are fun there are many negatives for having cell phones in school. Do you think that cell phones should be banned in school?

My first reason is that cell phones should be banned is because it is addictive and distracting. It keeps you away from work and learning, cell phones also disturb others who are trying to work and concentrate in class. Studies have proven that kids spend at least six or more hours a day on their phones. Cell phones just shut down the outside world around you and that a bad thing.

My next reason is that cell some students use their phones to cheat on tests. If they are struggling in a test students can simply look the question up and get the answer. Then they will never learn or want to learn because they have the use of their cell phones. Studies have shown that 35% of teens have admitted that they have used the cell phones to cheat on tests.

My third reason I am going to be talking about is stress. Stress can be caused by cell phones because if students don't finish their work in time the work will just keep piling up or their cell phone might get stolen or lost, this can also cause sleep loss and if kids don’t get the right amount of sleep they won’t be able to concentrate and work properly. It is a fact that people get really stressed because they can't balance time between phones and school.

My last and final reason is that cell phones can lead to cyberbullying. Some kids text and post rumours and mean things about other students and that is totally unfair towards others. Along with bullying students can also get peer pressured into doing something they don’t want to do that is because of cell phones.

Overall I strongly believe that cell phones should be banned from all schools. It can be harmful towards students and keep them away from school work. It is better for children to see the outside world and play, not be stuck on their phones.