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Some schools have restricted the use of mobile phones. Is it a positive development or negative one?

#schools #phones #development
Mobile
phones
 are widely used by everyone in the world.
Although
 mobile
phones
 provide easy access to
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 the user’s needs, most
of
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the
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schools have banned the
use
 of mobile
phones
 on
campus
. From my point of view, the restriction of mobile
phones
 on
campus
 is a positive step towards providing academic, physical and social benefits for
students
. Restricting phone
use
 in the
classroom
 itself can improve learning.
Students
 who
use
 mobile
phones
 will have distractions as they will give more
attention
 to their
devices
 rather than studying.
Students
 will have
constant
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 urge to check their
phones
 for messages, notifications and reminders. It reduces their focus
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 the lessons that are being taught in the
classroom
. The lack of
attention
 will have an impact on their academic studies. As the
students
 are mostly distracted by their
phones
, they would not be able to understand the lessons. The usage of
devices
 in
classroom
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 draws
attention
 away from
their
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 lessons and materials taught. It creates distractions for
students
 which affects their
attention
 span and restricts their focus. Restricting
phones
 on
campus
 have a good impact
in
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 the well being of
students
. It is because
students
 can communicate and socialise with their fellow classmates and teachers outside of their
classroom
.
Students
 tend to
use
 their
phones
 when their class is over and they do not get time to sit around and talk to their friends.
For instance
,
students
use
 their lunch break to check their social media
such
 as
facebook
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,
instagram
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Instagram
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 and TikTok. They do not
use
 their break to play in the playground or make conversation with their friends.
This
 impacts their physical skills as well as their social and communication skills. Playing around
campus
 helps with boosting their energy and talking with friends increases their social skills. The ban
of
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 using
phones
 on
campus
 allows
the
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student to communicate effectively and helps increase their physical strength. In conclusion, the
use
 of mobile
phones
 have particularly increased throughout the years and it is common to
use
it
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 everywhere. Many schools have put restrictions on the
use
 of
devices
 on
campus
 which provides positive impacts for
students
. The ban on
devices
 helps improve
learning
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 and well being of
students
.
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