The era of technology has really changed a lot of things, which also include the current state of our education system. It is true that the Advancement of technology has made life more easier. Within the comfort of your home, you can have access to the internet without having to go to a cybercafe unlike before.
Coming down to the Education system, there have been a lot of changes technology has brought to the education system. Students now have access to free educational materials from the internet. I remember while I was in secondary school I wasn't privileged to have access to educational materials as it was in this present era. Only a few people had mobile phones then and even does mobile phones couldn't access the internet.
But with the current advancement in technology, most mobile phones can now access internet and it is quite affordable to buy compare to before when only the rich can only have access to good mobile phones. With the current advancement in technology, which includes the usage of mobile phones. I highly discourage students, most especially primary and secondary from using mobile phones. I realize that the disadvantages are more compared to the advantages, especially with students in primary and secondary school. The truth is this set of students are easily distracted from their studies when allowed to use mobile phones.
I remember a year ago when my neighbor's children came to my apartment to play, I was busy washing cloth then when one of them said Aunty, Do you know the latest song trending online? At first, I was confused because I didn't know how to reply her, so I said I don't know. I was surprised when she said the title of the trending song and even accompanied it with the song's dancing style. Imagine this girl was just 8 years old and she already knew all this. When I asked her how she got to know the trending song. She told me she has a mobile phone and she always streams YouTube and that's how she gets to most of the trending songs.
You won't believe that this same child sang all the hip-hop songs perfectly and yet she performed woefully in her studies. She hardly read. Most times her parent do force her to read and study. She's always fond of playing games and streaming YouTube.
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I believe the usage of phones for students at a young age tends to contribute to their poor academic performance most times. They easily get distracted by social media when not tame or cultured on the usage of mobile phones. Some tend to be lazy in utilizing their brain for critical reasoning as a result of continuous usage of Al features on mobile phones.
Therefore, I encourage parents to kindly be on the lookout for their children and should not introduce mobile phones at the early stage of their children's lives. They should only be allowed until they are mature enough in managing their time and also in maintaining balance in the usage of phones.