Should Electronics Be Allowed in Class?

You are in class, reading a book. Suddenly, you came across a word that you have never heard of. The dictionaries were in the very back shelf, and unfortunately, you sat at the front of the class. You just also had a tired basketball game. Would it be better if school allow electronics during class?

First of all, that would save the school a lot of money. Think of all the computers in the computer lab. That’s a lot, not to mention that they’re not normal computers. They’re high-tech computers. What if the students already have an expensive and advanced laptop at home? All the school computers would be a waste. The students could just basically bring their laptop to school and save the school tons of money. Sure the school could have a few just in case, but would it be better to allow the students to bring their own laptop or electronic device to school and save a lot of money?

Some students, especially ESL, love to have an iPod or an iPhone as a translator. They can use the electronic devices as dictionary or thesaurus. Instead of having to flip the pages in the dictionary, the students can just type it in and they have the translation. Easy, right? Most students like music. Some of them even work better while listening to music. During work period, the teacher could allow them to use their electronics, like iPod or mp3, to listen to music. That would stop them from talking to one another. They would focus on their work, instead of talking.

Notes-taking takes forever. The teacher write stuff on the board, you write them down. The students start writing, and when the teacher finish, he or she gets impatient. It would be way simpler if the students can just use the electronics to take a picture. First of all, we won’t waste paper. Second of all, it would be way quicker. More things will happen in class. The students also can take picture of their homework. Let’s say you have math homework, and the textbook is just really heavy. You can take a picture of it. You don’t have to carry that much weight. Isn’t that convenient?

There are so many good things to allowing the students to bring their own electronics to school. Not only that it help the school save lots of money, it help the students as well. They would like school a lot better. It’s a win win situation.