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Cellphones.  Do they belong in class or not?  Cellphones belonging in class is a battle of good reasons and bad reasons.  Their are reasons why they are good and reasons why they are bad.  I am going to tell you the good reason and the bad reasons.  Here are the good reasons.

Agreements

My first reason why cell phones should be allowed in class because you don't know when disaster will strike.  If it does strike, they can call their parents or the police.  Also if the students are hurt or sick, they can call their parents to take them home.

My second reason is that using a cell phone may be helpful in class.  The students can research information on the topics they are learning to help them like the Pyramids of Egypt.  That is sounds like a hard topic to research.

Lastly, in some schools, many students don’t have Netbooks or Chromebooks so if they bring their own cell phones to school, it can help them learn and it should be just like using a Netbook.  Except for the size.

Finally, the reason why you are listening, the reasons for cellphones not belonging in class.

Disagreements

My first reason for not allowing cell phones in school is because they can be very distracting.  They can be holding the class up when everyone else is trying to listen and learn.  This can be bad for students because when they are listening, they are not learning.

My second reasons is if cell phones are allowed in class, students can be doing the sneaky move of cheating, searching google for answers on their basic fact tests or other tests important to their school work.  They might be having the phone in an invisible location in their desks, pretending to do something.

Finally, one of the reasons I think is the most important is that students may be talking to their friends by texting each other.  It doesn't sound bad but when they are texting, they are ignoring the face to face talk.  They could be right next to each other and instead of face to face talk, they might text each other.  

In my opinion, I think that cellphones do not belong in class because of the reasons above.  They can stop students from learning things.