Students' cell phone habit
Sunday, 21 September 2008
Sifat Siddique
Cell phones have been one of the greatest discoveries science has ever made. It is not only the most cherishable and desired commodity to anyone, it has become more of a human part rather than human possession. And since it has its impact on everything, students too are not deprived of its influence on them.
In this ever changing world, time is probably the most significant dimension for humans. The more one can manage one's time, the more successful one is. Cell phones thus provide us, the humans, with the luxury of making the maximum use of our time. Gone are the days when people have to wait in line to make a call from public card phones because now there are SMS services provided by cell phone companies. Postmen have changed their profession and pigeons are relieved of their courier services. Similarly, students can now send and receive information about their class exams and results in the quickest means possible. They do not have to wait for the next class to clarify confusions that they face while attending home tasks---in many cases they can directly call in the teacher's personal number to receive impromptu assistance. Classmates can easily discuss lectures sitting in own study rooms and group study can be carried out by the incredible opportunity of cell conferences. Teachers can now make routines more flexible for students as any necessary alterations can be made without the tension that someone might be left in informing about the changed timing. Students can easily let their parents know about their up-to-date schedules---where they are taking tuitions at a particular moment, at what time their parents are supposed to pick them up or what their next agenda is.
But now-a-days cell phones are becoming more of a fashion commodity rather than human necessity. It has also become a meter to measure the status of an individual. Cell phones have also provoked unethical and criminal activities among young people, including students. Kidnap, hijack, robbery and all sort of masterly bluffs can easily be coordinated through cell phones. Moreover, cell phone is the best means of continuing unstoppable and unending gossips with friends. Some students, when they become prone to these habits, they might get motivated towards spending more than enough time on phones. And these can greatly hamper their daily time tables. Acceptance of unnecessary calls and SMS can create a complete nuisance during class lectures and examinations. Sudden striking of stringent ring tones might distort the intensity with which a class was progressing. Copies are frequently seen to vibrate ceaselessly under which students hide their cell phones and they also seem to get late in returning at classes after breaks due to mere conversational engagements!
Cell phones have both its usefulness and harmful effects. Eventually it is completely up to us- how we use it -- to cause harm or harmony. History tells us that the very things human created to serve them actually worked against them. Thus the fate of this world depends on the young generation and their decisions. Of course cell phone is a daily part of our life. And the assertion that without it we are inefficient and incomplete is also cogent.
Cell phones have been one of the greatest discoveries science has ever made. It is not only the most cherishable and desired commodity to anyone, it has become more of a human part rather than human possession. And since it has its impact on everything, students too are not deprived of its influence on them.
In this ever changing world, time is probably the most significant dimension for humans. The more one can manage one's time, the more successful one is. Cell phones thus provide us, the humans, with the luxury of making the maximum use of our time. Gone are the days when people have to wait in line to make a call from public card phones because now there are SMS services provided by cell phone companies. Postmen have changed their profession and pigeons are relieved of their courier services. Similarly, students can now send and receive information about their class exams and results in the quickest means possible. They do not have to wait for the next class to clarify confusions that they face while attending home tasks---in many cases they can directly call in the teacher's personal number to receive impromptu assistance. Classmates can easily discuss lectures sitting in own study rooms and group study can be carried out by the incredible opportunity of cell conferences. Teachers can now make routines more flexible for students as any necessary alterations can be made without the tension that someone might be left in informing about the changed timing. Students can easily let their parents know about their up-to-date schedules---where they are taking tuitions at a particular moment, at what time their parents are supposed to pick them up or what their next agenda is.
But now-a-days cell phones are becoming more of a fashion commodity rather than human necessity. It has also become a meter to measure the status of an individual. Cell phones have also provoked unethical and criminal activities among young people, including students. Kidnap, hijack, robbery and all sort of masterly bluffs can easily be coordinated through cell phones. Moreover, cell phone is the best means of continuing unstoppable and unending gossips with friends. Some students, when they become prone to these habits, they might get motivated towards spending more than enough time on phones. And these can greatly hamper their daily time tables. Acceptance of unnecessary calls and SMS can create a complete nuisance during class lectures and examinations. Sudden striking of stringent ring tones might distort the intensity with which a class was progressing. Copies are frequently seen to vibrate ceaselessly under which students hide their cell phones and they also seem to get late in returning at classes after breaks due to mere conversational engagements!
Cell phones have both its usefulness and harmful effects. Eventually it is completely up to us- how we use it -- to cause harm or harmony. History tells us that the very things human created to serve them actually worked against them. Thus the fate of this world depends on the young generation and their decisions. Of course cell phone is a daily part of our life. And the assertion that without it we are inefficient and incomplete is also cogent.