Walking into class while trying to text your mom to come pick you up from school is the worst because you have to put your phone up. That is why at the end of class most students look forward to getting their phones and leaving class.
Here at PLHS it is policy to turn our phones in at the beginning of class. Teachers feel that if students have their phone, they won’t be as focused and/or will be distracting to others. This policy could either be good or bad depending on how you view it, this is how two Freshmans, Brendlle Wreith-Waymire and Alyson Palafox view the phone policy.
Not everybody always follows the policy, but most students don’t want to risk it.
“Yes,” Wreith-Waymire said. “I don’t want to get in trouble.”
Every teacher has their own ways of teaching and are more strict than others. Although, they all have the same goal, to help their students.
“Yeah, I believe so because their ways of teaching are different,” Palafox said.
Maybe phones are too distracting, although it could help some people.
“I think it helps me be more focused,” Palafox said.
Phones should be used more responsibly and not to harm others in any way.
“Calculations,” Wreith-Waymire said. “or sometimes joining games when computers are down.”
There are some good outcomes about this, like being able to pay attention and getting your work done so you can get good grades.
“The benefits are getting more education into our brains without the help of our phone, as well as letting ourselves grow and learn more,” Wreith-Waymire said.
Just as there are benefits, there are also disadvantages.
“If there is an emergency in the school or outside of school I wouldn’t be notified or be able to notify others,” Palafox said.
This might take teens a while to get comfortable with this policy since most are so used to having a phone by their side and being able to go on it.
“No, I am not used to it due to not having them up my past 3 years of school,” Wreith-Waymire said.
Make sure to always use your phones in a responsible/ respectful way and don’t harm any others in a way.
“During class I wait until my work is complete and my desk is cleaned up,” Wreith-Waymire said. “When I have my phone I make sure to keep the volume low and to make sure I don’t take photos or videos of others.”
Phones have been a big part of teens’ everyday lives. When students are able to use them the biggest part is using them the correct way.