Cell Phones

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Cell Phones in the Class Room Cell phones, iPods, mp3 players, Barton students use them all, in their houses, rooms, cars, at the park, walking their dogs and especially at school. Students’ connection with the electronic world is obvious on Barton’s campus. It’s not difficult to find a student with a cell phone in his or her hand, whether it be walking across campus, in the hallways, in the cafeteria, in the classroom and even in the bathrooms. Cell phones have become a way of life for nearly every college students. A recent Ball State Study found that 99.8 percent of all college students own cell phones. “They use them to keep in contact with their family, and friends. To check their email and to see what team is winning what game,” said Yahsnniah Figueroa, a Barton College freshman. Some students feel that they cannot live without their phones. “I don’t know what I would do if I didn’t have my phone. It’s my life line,” said Hannah Harris, a Barton College sophomore. “One morning we had English class and our teacher didn’t show up. If a student hadn’t looked at their email on their phone we all would have still been sitting their unaware that class had been canceled,” said Leslie Briley, a Barton College freshman. Even some teachers don’t mind students having phones in class. “I don’t really get angry about a call because there might be an emergency said Dr. Alan Lane, associate professor of history. But they shouldn’t be using it to text instead of listening in class.” However, every class

syllabus states that cell phones are forbidden in the classroom. If students don’t adhere to that policy they can be kicked out of the class. Other students don’t use their phones for such good reasons. “If the class doesn’t hold my attention or I get an important phone call I will use my phone in class,” said Becca Worrell, a Barton College freshmen. However, other students don’t feel as strongly about it. “I prefer to have my phone because it has all my contacts in it, but I can survive without it,” said Figueroa. “I don’t use my phone in class and I find it distracting when other students use their phones in class,” said Hallie Carroll, a Barton freshman. Most teachers feel the same as Carroll does. “I don’t appreciate it when students use their phones in class and if I catch them more than once I will confiscate it till the end of class,” said Hollie Woodruff, chaplain. According to the Barton Policy on Electronics in the Classroom, “Students are strictly forbidden from using cell phones for talking or texting, from listening to an ipod, and from using any other disruptive electronic device during class. “They will be asked to leave the classroom immediately if they violate this policy. The instructor has the right to count the student absent for that day and the right to assign a penalty if the student continues to use the device. “The instructor also has the right to assign a punitive grade for the course or to withdraw a student from the course if the behavior, in the instructor’s opinion, is a serious disruption for the class.”

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