Kaylee+K.

Topic:Being able to use cell phones during school. Subtopic 1: Staying connected with family. Subtopic 2:Acadmics Subtopic 3: Teachers benefit from cell phone use at school
 * Persuasive piece.**

Kaylee Kneemiller Gillum 2/3

**__Cell Phones in School __**  Your child’s grades are poor, their teacher hates the way his class has to do the lesson, and you never know what’s going on after school. Even though you might think cell phones in school are a bad idea, they can help keep families connected, help with academics, and help with teachers’ benefits. **__Keeping Families Connected __** Using cell phones at school are keeping families connected. As a parent, you may need to call your child to tell them about a family emergency. For example if you or someone in your family gets hurt/sick or passes away, you wouldn’t want the whole office staff and all of your child’s classmates to know, would you? Kids can contact their parents when they need a ride home or to tell them about a change in plans. Instead of worrying or wasting time on the phone with the school, parents can just send or receive a quick text. Usage of cell phones at school could help keep your family connected in case of emergency or change in plans. **__Academics __** Not only will it help keep your family connected, using cell phones at school doesn’t have to interfere with education; it could even help kids with their learning. Cell phones won’t disrupt class if they are used in the halls or cafeteria. Even if we can’t use phones in the classroom, we should be allowed to use them in the hallways or at lunch. “Taking pictures of diagrams or taking voice notes could be easier and more effective than taking sloppy notes or drawing a sketch,” ( [|http://cellphones.lovetoknow.com] ). Using a phone at school for taking notes or pictures could help your children with their learning. Using a cell phone in the hall or cafeteria won’t affect students’ learning opportunities; it could even help with pictures or notes. **__Teachers Benefit From Cell Phone Use at School __** While using cell phones in the halls or cafeterias, or for taking notes and photographs, kids aren’t the only people who would benefit from using cell phones at school, teachers could also benefit from their students being able to use their cell phones in class. “Students can use phones as calculators or dictionaries,” ([|http://teacherleaders.typepad.com]). Instead of having to use the money from the school to buy 30 calculators and 20 dictionaries, kids could use their phones. If a student was absent, your child could text them the assignment or notes they missed that day. Teachers won’t have to take time out of your child’s class time to catch someone up who was absent the day before. With this in mind, calculators, dictionaries, and a place to keep notes are all on cell phones, and they can benefit teachers along with students. Helping keep families connected, helping with teachers’ benefits, and helping with academics, is why we should have cell phones at school. Now, your child has better grades because they like the way the teacher teaches his class, and you always know where your son/daughter is going to be after school.