04.01 Pathos in Journalism Writing

     In a world such as our own, where our phones talk to us, televisons are in 3D, and cars can tell us exactly where to go, it is a wonder why phones are still restricted in school. Electronics are all around us, and beneficial in every challenging aspect of life. Students yearn for the day that electronic devices will be permitted within the confines of high school, and the exceptional faculty would as well, once they gain knowledge of the numerous possibilities that come along with allowing cell phones.

      English teachers across the board would agree, it is a drag having to look up words in the dictionary. This daunting task takes forever, providing information that could have taken seconds. Smart phones can give simple information such as definitions, synonyms, and antonyms in the click of a button or by speaking to SIRI. Class time is important, and teachers need to pack as much information into a 45 minute class period as possible. Applications such as dictionary.com and wikipedia.com save minutes of class time that could be spent lecturing and teaching.

       Imagine a math class where students did not need to spend a hundred dollars on a calculator, or lug around the awful item. Teachers would no longer need to use valuable square footage on a class set of graphing calculators, along with saving the school thousands of dollars. Students could simply pull out their extremely useful smart phone that happens to double as a graphing and scientific calculator. Parallel with time, money is another thing that all teachers need more of.

     Faculty may argue that students will use their phones for socializing or games. While kids are in the classroom, they will be strictly focusing on the task that the teacher has assigned, if not they will not receive the grade. Kids in today's day and age use their phone when they are bored or have spare town, therefore if there is no spare time given, students must use their cell phones as instructed. There are infinite reasons in favor of cell phones used in school, while the cons list consists of only two or three arguments. With the world electronically revolutionizing each day, it is only a matter of time that schools will become up to date as well.