CELL PHONES SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED IN SCHOOL

SHOULD DEVICED BE USED IN SCHOOLS?

            Over usage of cell phone and electronic device usage could cause sever headaches daily.

If you are then this may be a great time to cut down on your use. Cutting down the usage in school is a big step that could help those effects. Cell phone and electronic device usage is a total distraction as well as a health issue. Device used in school could be very negative because of the way the students may use it to bully others. Cell phones and devices should not be allowed in school because of the distraction of students, the health effects, and because the wide range of bullying that could take place.

            Cell phones are a distraction at school because it prevents the student from truly understanding what is going on in the classroom. The student is so worried about what is going on his/her phone that she cannot focus. “Ringing phones, online chats, and teachers stopping the class to deal with such issues not only serves as distractions, but ultimately prevents the students from obtaining the learning they are there to get in the first place”(Dean). When students are no longer able to pay attention, this is when cell phones begin to create a big issue.

            The health effects of over usage of technology lead to severe headaches. When this happens, this could become a serious health issue in the future. “Many frequent cell phone users have complained of headaches as negative health side effect of cell phone usage”(Teenink). Although this issue that hasn’t been totally proven yet, but tons of cell phone users are beginning to have this same problem. Daily headaches are indeed bad, but it’s worse when a person can control these problems by cutting down the use. A very serious issue that is still being proven is that Cell phones could cause cancer. Some people may not believe this, but this is a possibility. According to National Cancer Institute, Cell phones give out radio waves, which is a sort of radiation. This could cause a person to truly suffer from cancer, and stopping the use in schools could cut down these harmful effects.

            One very true reason why cell phones should not be used in school is because the possibility of bullying that could take place. Bullying is known to happen in school, but when technology is involved then it will get even worse. “Some children take pictures in the bathroom and text during school periods, while some others text rumors about other kids”(Stabroeknews). This is where it all begins, and this is an example of the chain effect. The chain effect is when a student may start a problem by text a friend, and that person text someone else. This effect will keep going and going until every kid is aware of the problem. This situation is very unsettling because all of the possible outcomes that could happen to one student.

            Personal cell phones and other devices should not be used in school because of negative health effects, possible-bullying outcomes, and interruption of classes. Although some devices are useful to students, the devices given to students should be from the school. Even though people believe that these electronics can benefit the students, the thought that many people have is the distractions it brings forward and how it can take away from the education. Students being able to not use devices in the classroom will benefit them in their learning environment because it will show what they really know not what they get from the internet meaning a student would really learn instead of just getting answers off the internet.

           

REFLECTION:

New: My new knowledge is that constantly being on your phone could possibly lead to cancer because of the radio waves that come from your phone.

Prior: I knew that phones were a huge reason why students do not focus in school because I am a student myself, and because it’s a true fact.

Clarity: How will schools get students to cut down on the use of phones in school?

Overall thoughts: I don’t think that phones should ever be allowed in school because a lot of things can happen.

WORKS CITED

MD, BubbiG. "What is the harm in electronics during school?." . Teenink, Emerson Media, n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2014. <http://www.teenink.com/hot_topics/letters_to_the_editor/article/115032/Whats-The-Harm-In-Electronics-During-School/>.

Dean. “Should students be allowed to use cell phones at school?”. Edubbling, 3 Nov. 2013. Web. 11 Apr. 2014. <http://www.edubabbling.com/should-students-be-allowed-to-use-cell-phones-at-school/>.

"Cell phones should not be allowed in schools." . stabroeknews, 7 July 2012. Web. 11 Apr. 2014. < www.stabroeknews.com>.

"Cell Phones and Cancer Risk." . National Cancer Institute, 24 June 2013. Web. 14 Apr. 2014. <://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/cellphones>.

HUMANS MERGING WITH MACHINES

INTRODUCTION:

Humans should accept the fact that merging with machines is going to happen. Of course, the thought of merging with machines is scary for most people but this is the beginning of a new journey for the entire world. According to Lev Grossman, This has to happen because this new technology can bring us as humans to higher levels in our own world.

 Billions and billions of dollars have gone towards the development of technology. The merging of humans and machines is not something that may be wanted, but it will happen. The next big thing is for humans to merge with machines and there is no way to stop is now.

DETAILS:

 Technology is developing so quickly and it’s becoming smarter than ever before. If computers are getting so much faster, so incredibly fast, there might conceivably come a moment when they are capable of something comparable to human intelligence. Artificial intelligence. All that horsepower could be put in the service of emulating whatever it is our brains are doing when they create consciousness — not just doing arithmetic very quickly or composing piano music but also driving cars, writing books, making ethical decisions, appreciating fancy paintings, making witty observations at cocktail parties. Technology is advancing because people and researchers are always trying to expand the abilities of technology.

New technology can bring us as humans to higher levels in our own world, such as finding new medicines to help with new problems, or new technology to create more. This new merging can make the future brighter or this could get out of control like in “I, Robot”. I Robot is a film that has the major theme of humans and machines merging. A Scientist makes robots that can help people with every day duties, and then all the robots become evil.  This might be an exaggerated example, but this is somewhat of an example of humans merging with machines. According to Lara Farrar, Scientists have gained deeper insights with technology, and this is why technology seems to be expanding quickly. Since scientist have the knowledge of this concept of I Robot; it can become scary. I Robot promotes the major theme as something that gets out of control, but there is a positive to this claim of merging. This new advancement with technology can bring us as humans to a brighter future like more kids being able to access more so that they can be more successful. This could be a good thing.

Machines merging with humans can be defined as Singularity that was first defined by Ray Kurzwell. According to Lev Grossman, The Singularity is the hypothetical future creation of superintelligent machines. This is the thought that maybe technology could help expand humans to possibly being able to do more with the help of technology.   This concept goes back to maybe the term singularity will actually help and how it will help us. Singularity is advancing us because we are capable to do much more. We are able to make more money faster. Scientists are able to create faster as well. According to Michio Kaku, he believes that merging with machines will advance the way humans think because the simple fact those humans’ will be able to do much more such as advancing the way we use technology.

In conclusion, the thought of humans merging with machines was something that was put into a definition by Ray Kurzwell. The simple meaning of Singularity is the theory of humans merging with machines. Scientist and researchers have a strong belief that this scientific act is something that will make the world advance to the next level; possibilities of maybe humans being able to use more than only 10% of their brains. A human being able to merge with technology is deeper than the term singularity in itself. Humans’ merging with machines is something that can affect things outside of even knowledge. This can be something that makes business, and other factors run differently because businesses will be able to communicate to make deals happen faster just because technology has advanced.

CONCLUSION:

There are many researchers that are examining the possibility of Humans merging with machines. Some researchers say that this is already happening, and it is something that might be to late to stop. What are our options for stopping or making this new term really expand into our world today. Is this going to be something that changes the world for the better? So many questions are being asked, and so little is actually being answered. It is up to us as people to try to answer these ourselves. I know the world has to advance because that’s what the future is all about, but I pray that it doesn’t bring anything bad because I do not want my children and family to suffer.

NEW KNOWLEDGE: A lot of researchers have been studying this to figure out the same questions that I ask. But it is believed that this is going to get humans on higher levels.

PRIOR: I learned about singularity, but I didn’t research deeper such as, the real dangers or what our researchers have found.

CLARITY: Does anyone know of anything bad that will come from this?

OVERALL: I really hope that all is well with this process because we really don’t need something that is going to bring bad to the world.