Setting Boundaries: Why Phones Don't Belong in School
Using phones in school by students can cause more harm than good, Students easily lose focus whenever they are operating their phones, which will make them lose concentration on their studies and the brain may begin to slow down.
There should be clearer boundaries between school and home, we all know how most students are addicted to phones which may cause danger to their sight, I will not suggest that students should be using phones in school, their focus should be on their studies when they are in school and not on their phone.
I still blame my sister till date, she bought a phone for her daughter in secondary school, though the child is not allowed to use the phone in School only at home, the child no longer sleeps at home, she no longer reads her books, she always concentrates on this phone every time to the point that she prefers to skip food than to leave that phone.
This girl got addicted to the phone and she was losing her sight gradually, she couldn't see like before again and this is due to her spending too much time with her screen, her condition is worse now than she had to be using a correctional glass, she is lagging in her studies now and can never work a kilometer without her glass, I told the mother it was her fault because there should be limit to everything we do, she never set boundary between the phone and her child
The mother has been spending more money on taking care of the eyes, the pain is extremely much and that doesn't mean the child will stay away from operating her phone, she is addicted to it and this got everyone talking at home, she is lazy to the point that she can never wash her undies and she is going to write her final examination in secondary school this year, I am sure by next year she will be planning of moving to the higher institution.
As parents if we can discipline our children under our roof then the rest is history, outsiders will only correct them but not to the extent the parents will do, there should be a certain age at which our children should be exposed to all these kinds of life.
Tests or examinations are ways of testing our ability to know if we truly understand what was taught, AI can never fill that gap for us, using AI should not be in school, AI only gives us insight into what to do, and it only leads us on and people are taking this opportunity for granted which is not supposed to be so. AI and technology can be useful tools, but they shouldn't replace critical thinking and hard work. As students, we need to learn how to use these resources responsibly and not rely on them for shortcuts.
I prefer using Google because this website will just help me to gather information about what I need but AI will give you full content on anything you search for, this is causing more harm for students because lazy students will see this as an opportunity to copy and paste without reading through to make some subtraction or addition, they will just copy it like that and submit either as an assignment or class work.
To all the students, I am a student as well, we have been learning before AI came into the picture, I love to use AI when all roads are blocked or when I need an idea about what I am researching but I will never copy from AI and submit it as my class work, I only pick an idea and with the issue of using the phone in School, I am totally against it, if we are in tertiary institution the case is different from secondary school students, tertiary institution student is more mature than this upcoming student, I do not have an issue using the phone in School premises but the moment I step into my lecture hall I put my phone on flight mode and concentrate well on my studies unless if the lecture is boring.
This is my response to this episode of hivelearners community prompt of #hl-w149e03 which the topic is tagged NO PHONES ALLOWED
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Indeed if there is no boundary between the use of phone among students it will affect them the most which we slow down the function of the brain just like you have said.
It is good to use technology but most of them are misusing the opportunity, too much of it can turn to addiction.
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Point and clear sis. We used phones before this era of Artificial Intelligence. And I believe student will do better without phones during text and exams.
Although parents use phones to monitor their wards, other arrangements can be done to help out with this.
Cheers 🥂 to the weekend 🥰💕.
I agree with you that parent uses phones to monitor their children but they need to set boundaries, there should be time for studying in the house and there should be time to play, most of these children prefer not to eat than to stop pressing their phones.
Its so serious. I still believe that parents are putting their best towards their children. We hope for the better.
Your story about your niece is heartbreaking and a reminder of the need for boundaries with phones. I completely agree that discipline begins at home.
Thank you for sharing something so personal yet impactful.
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It's very good to set boundaries. Even as an independent adult, one needs to set the limit of one's screen time. On the issue of using AI in school, you did justice to it. Nothing to add.