Wednesday, 15 November 2017

Game of Words: View vs. Counter View 1.38

View v/s Counterview: Usage of cell phones and laptops in class


View-
-Sathvik Srinath
I strongly believe that we should be allowed to use laptops and cell phones in class. Going by the opinion that by virtue of having access to a larger database of information via our devices, we are aided in learning more about what is being taught and presented in class. It acts as a platform where we can clear our doubts and also helps us understand furthermore information related to the concerned topics. Apart from the additional information that it provides us with, we are also able to store information. Now the argument may be that if allowed to use them, most of us wouldn’t pay attention to what the lecturer is trying to get across or even that the whole point of having a lecturer becomes redundant. I disagree, because I don’t think that we doubt the capability of the lecturer or their knowledge so much that we would pull out our phones just to check if they are accurate in what they are saying. In fact, it is an advantage, like all of us, our lecturers too are human and are prone to make an error, be it factual or what not, and if so, students can always check up on it right away and point it out to him/her. This ensures that no one goes home with the wrong idea in their mind and the lecturer rests assured that his mistake has no ramifications. Slowly but surely, schools and colleges are becoming a lot more technology oriented and thus, the usage of cell phones and laptops only aids this revolution.  With this, I would like to conclude by saying that while students might be prone to distraction at times, we cannot avoid that even if we are not allowed to use cell phones/laptops, so it cannot be directly attributed to that.



   
Counterview-
Anush Jain
According to me, the use of all the electric gadgets such as cell phones, laptops should not be permitted in the classroom during lectures because class is a place where one gains knowledge and has more value and importance if it’s passed on directly from a teacher to a student rather than bringing in technology assuming it can create history. Let’s be real, knowledge is only truly earned when shared, discussed and thought about with reference to books. Cell phones should not be permitted or used in a class because they are a great source of distraction and the students generally tend to fall for these temptations and try to dodge the teachers during the class hours and tests. As schools are supposed to be a safe place for all the kids, these educational institutions pledge to make sure that the campus is bully free. Rumors and news spread quicker because the kids have social media at their fingertips, some students may take advantage to cyber bully via cell phones by clicking pictures of other students and later blackmailing them. Cell phones set a wrong tone for learning. It’s almost impossible to completely ban the usage of cell phones, but it’s possible to make the students aware about its pros and cons.


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