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R Humphrey
ENGW 103-13
April 2018
In today’s day and age, there are advanced forms of technology everywhere we go.
Everyone has the latest smartphone, laptops and computers, or tablet with that at most times.
This is become controversial because of the ample amounts of time that people are using their
devices. The use of electronic devices has become problematic in many areas of life such as
social settings, school, and also at work. However, the question proses whether useful and
beneficial advantage of the use of such devices outweigh the negativity surrounding it. In a
majority of classroom settings nowadays, students are often times easily distracted while
educational instruction is going on. This is an issue because this is hinging not only their ability
to learn, but also it affects the other students surrounding them, and also even the instructor. It is
not hard to find professors and teachers globally, even on this campus, who have completely
banned all electric devices from their classrooms. I know that for a long time teachers all over
the nation have felt stuck on the challenge of how to handle these digital distractions. However, I
do believe that this is not the smartest idea. There are many more important and beneficial assets
to continuing to allow electronics in the classroom that by far outweigh the bad.
1 HUMPHREY
I, as a student, can confess to being easily distracted when I have my phone or laptop
around me while in class. I can recall many times when I would be sitting in class, and my mind
would drift. Suddenly, I be tempted to secretly check my phone for a minute, responding to a
text or two, scrolling a little and putting my phone back down. Or even, during some long
lectures would get distracted on my laptop and would browse online. Upon returning my focus to
my instructor I admit that I would have lost ability to fully recollect the last thing the teacher had
said. Although this I know is a great setback for me, I believe that the other usage of my
electronic devices outweigh the bad. I have been in classes where I need to follow along by using
my laptop the entire time. I have peers that use programs such as Powerpoint, Microsoft,
Quizlet, and other educational software that help them to collect and organize data, notes, and
