ExxonMobil And It's Largesse: It's Gains and Losses
We are in the 21st century and the evolution of technology has made it a daily task for people to upgrade their knowledge and skills.
Part of the evolution process is the invention of mobile phones which carries a dualism that teeters precariously between the benefits and negative effects of cell phone usage especially among students.
In this era, the negative effects of mobile phones on students outweigh the positive aspects and this should ordinarily be a serious cause for concern.
With the education system in the country, students need to be restricted from using mobile phones but sadly, the reverse has been the case in most institutions.
ExxonMobil Nigeria has today supported the Kaduna State Government’s Smart Education Initiative by donating 5,000 Samsung Tablets to students.
In as much as the advancements of cell phones and tablets have played a major role in the utilization of education in the classroom, they still have a way of hampering the academic activities of students.
Below are some reasons why cell phones and tablets shouldn’t be encouraged among students:
EFFECT ON THE BRAIN:
Overtime, students who use mobile phones tend to have issues with their brains which get eroded from the effects of the device. One of the factors responsible for brain fags and amnesia is actually from the negative impact of phone usage on people. The brain needs to be functional, therefore, whatever will stall the functionality should be outrightly discouraged.
POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE:
Distractions that come with mobile phones can leave a student distracted as long as they have them. This era where too many apps are developed almost on a daily basis has not made it easy in any way. A lot of students get so engrossed with these apps and gradually lose focus on their academic activities which should be their major focus.
EXPLICIT CONTENT:
Most times, students who are allowed to use cell phones abuse the opportunity by accessing age-inappropriate contents with the phones like pornography and all forms of nudity. At that age, they should actually be more focused on building their careers by taking in useful information that would help not only their academics but their futures at large.
OVER RELIANCE:
Over reliance on mobile phones stalls the functionality of most students. A lot of students who are allowed to use mobile phones end up becoming too lazy by overly relying on the phones for virtually all the work.
For instance, some mathematical problems don't need a cell phone to get solved, but in the era where it is seen as normal, students resort to typing out virtually every question on either their calculators or any app on their phones that can easily solve the need.
Since most students are in their teens, at that stage they need maximum concentration and focus towards building a future.
Allowing them to be distracted by their mobile phones is every shade of wrong and should be discouraged in Nigerian schools.
Part of the evolution process is the invention of mobile phones which carries a dualism that teeters precariously between the benefits and negative effects of cell phone usage especially among students.
In this era, the negative effects of mobile phones on students outweigh the positive aspects and this should ordinarily be a serious cause for concern.
With the education system in the country, students need to be restricted from using mobile phones but sadly, the reverse has been the case in most institutions.
ExxonMobil Nigeria has today supported the Kaduna State Government’s Smart Education Initiative by donating 5,000 Samsung Tablets to students.
In as much as the advancements of cell phones and tablets have played a major role in the utilization of education in the classroom, they still have a way of hampering the academic activities of students.
Below are some reasons why cell phones and tablets shouldn’t be encouraged among students:
EFFECT ON THE BRAIN:
Overtime, students who use mobile phones tend to have issues with their brains which get eroded from the effects of the device. One of the factors responsible for brain fags and amnesia is actually from the negative impact of phone usage on people. The brain needs to be functional, therefore, whatever will stall the functionality should be outrightly discouraged.
POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE:
Distractions that come with mobile phones can leave a student distracted as long as they have them. This era where too many apps are developed almost on a daily basis has not made it easy in any way. A lot of students get so engrossed with these apps and gradually lose focus on their academic activities which should be their major focus.
EXPLICIT CONTENT:
Most times, students who are allowed to use cell phones abuse the opportunity by accessing age-inappropriate contents with the phones like pornography and all forms of nudity. At that age, they should actually be more focused on building their careers by taking in useful information that would help not only their academics but their futures at large.
OVER RELIANCE:
Over reliance on mobile phones stalls the functionality of most students. A lot of students who are allowed to use mobile phones end up becoming too lazy by overly relying on the phones for virtually all the work.
For instance, some mathematical problems don't need a cell phone to get solved, but in the era where it is seen as normal, students resort to typing out virtually every question on either their calculators or any app on their phones that can easily solve the need.
Since most students are in their teens, at that stage they need maximum concentration and focus towards building a future.
Allowing them to be distracted by their mobile phones is every shade of wrong and should be discouraged in Nigerian schools.
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