Well, this is the article that I found when i was searching for information for my Written Communication assignment. We are suppose to write a cause and effect essay. Since the lecturers allow us to put references, so I decided to "Google" about my topic for more information and examples to support my points. This article is mainly about the negative effects of allowing the students to bring their hand-phones to school, in this context, secondary school students.
This is one of the articles that i found when i was searching for information regarding hand-phones and students. The best thing with online reading is I don't have to go through page by page to get to the content that I want. Even if the article found on the internet is quite long, I can use word processor like Microsoft Word to search for the key word and I can straight away find what I need in the article. Plus, it is faster and cheaper in terms of the source of knowledge.
If I were using newspaper and magazines to search for the article about hand-phones, for sure it'll cost me a few Ringgit. Some says that in order to read online, we have to read it from the monitor screen, which can damage our eyes. For me, as long as I keep the safe distance between my eyes and the screen, it won't harm my eyesight. And one more thing, do not use your computer or laptop in a dark room because this will effect your sights badly. It's quite hard to explain but it is true. I've studied it in biology class when I was in Form 5. hehe..finally there is benefit for me attending the biology class.
Back to Online Reading, despite of how useful Online Reading is, there are still some bad sides of it. First, for me, I prefer to underline or highlight or jot some notes on the text that I read because it's easier to memorize and understand. Yupe, it's true that some might say we can do the same thing with Online Reading by using word processor but it is just not the same. Like what Datin had asked us few weeks ago whether we are ready or not to go paper-less. It is only a matter of time. Because I've been used to use both ways, be it Online Reading or the Conventional Reading, then I am comfortable of using both ways.
Maybe students in the future find it very hard to read conventionally. Who knows in the future there might be some kind of robot read everything for you whereby you dont even have to read anymore. In my opinion, it depends on the individual. Some may feel more comfortable in one way and some may not. I am kind of confused wheter this is a sample of reading for information or reading for task completion. It can be both but it is more to reading for task completion as the reason I read this article is because I need to complete my writing assignment. Below is the article that I used. Happy reading
December, 2008
The Issue Of Handphone in School
Handphone has become indispensable gadget, an absolute necessity for both adults and children. Like every other invention of man, whether or not to allo the use of handphones in Malaysian schools is not an easy yes-or- no issue. This is the dilemma of the authorities.
If properly used, the handphone can bring more benefits than harm especially to children. When television first made its debut in the 1960s, everybody imagined that it would have a negative effect on children. Parents fret over their children's addiction to the 'idiot box' and the neglect of their studies. Their fears were unfounded as they soon found that if strictly contolled, the television was as harmless as the radio or the gramophone.
In more recent times, the same anxiety greeted the advent of computers, especially the Internet. Today, the Internet has becomean essential tool and we cannot imagine a life without computers. Like the computers, the handphone has many advantages, while an abuse of it can have disastrous results. Handphones are useful tools of communication. Parents and children can keep in touch with each other and any last mintue change of plans can be conveyed easily without any trouble to either party. Some children however, cite this as a loss of privacy as parents will have a 24-hour access to their children
Parents say the handphone is more than a convenience-it is an essential item that can function as a tracker divece. With it they can monitor their children and check on their whereabouts via satelite. Thus, from whereevr they are, paretns can ensure the safety of thier children and avoid incidents like kidnapping and such crimes.
Education Ministry officials, school authorities and many parents believe that allowing handphones in schools would only widen the disparity between the haves and the have-nots among students. Handphones come in a variety of shapes, colours and function:from generic ones to highly sophisticated ones that double up as camers, video cameras and palm tops. Not every child in school comes from middle or upper class families that can afford to buy each child a handphone. The self esteem of children who do not own a handphone or who possess a basic one wii be affected. Low esteem among students would cause a rift among children. Cliques, jealousy and rivalry would result. This unhealthy situation should not be nurtured in a school. Instea, the school environment should promote equal opprotunities and equal treatment.
Another reason for the strong outcry against allowing studentsto bring handphones to school is the distraction it poses. SMSes, games and ringing tones are some of the distractors that take the students' attention away from the lesson. Children being children will not be able to resist the temptation of answering calls and sending messages when they should be listening to the teacher or classes, the games available on the phone is something the students would resort to after classes to overcome boredom.
Apart from diverting student's attention, the handphones can threathen the validity of school examinations. Students may cheat durin examinations via text messages. Information or answers can be passed from one student to the next while examiners may be totally oblivious of the cheating that happen.
Finally, even adults find it hard to exercise social etiquette and discretion in the use of handphones, therefore children cannot be expected to do any better. Despite explicit messages in movies threatres, at meetings and at formal meetings, we still hear phones ringing away. School administrators and discipline teachers would find it difficult to to effectively prohibit students from using their phones during lessons.
If Ministry of Education lifts the ban on handphones, schools may come up with new rules or guidelines to control the use of the handphone. Inevitably, teacher will be burdened with the task of monitoring the use and misuse of the handphone. All this is additional stress for teachers who are already loaded with heavy responsibilities. The Malaysian school system has thrived so far even with handphones being banned from schools. Why sudden change of heart?
retrieved from :The Issue Of Handphone in School – Windows Live (9.35 pm, 1/3/2009)
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