Where Phones in Class are Ok

This article is talking about whether or not teachers should allow their students to use their cell phones in class. To me there are two sides to choose from both good and bad. In one part of the article the author says that the more you get after the student the more they would rebel and use them. It is a distraction but then what if someone in class has an emergency and their phones are off then what will happen then. I think they should be allowed but be on silent and the students should have a contact that will automatically show emergency when the light goes off then show it to the teacher so they would be able to take it. If they were allowed maybe it will be better because it’s not going to help if they keep taking them away if they are going to get them back by the end of the day. At the same time they need to set rules and boundaries. It isn’t going to help if they don’t allow them because the student can always hide it. Having phones does have its bad factors to it. It is a distraction for the ones who do want to learn. Someone can be texting next to them and they are going to look and see what than person is doing instead of listening to an important part of a lecture. Then the ones who are using the phones it is their fault if they fail the class because they chose to text instead of paying attention. Cell phones are probably never going to go away it is just a invention you can’t get rid of just like the car it is always going to be there and they will keep getting better and more upgraded than today and students are just going to keep using them.