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    The rise of cellphones has become a distraction that destroys the intent of guided learning

    and engagement within the classroom. The in-class cellphone ban is the only way to set high
    school students up for success, in terms of developing competence in class, self-control, and
    independence that are needed for their future endeavors. The widespread accessibility of phones
    serves as a major distraction due to its convenient size, as well as instant ability to turn on and
    off. The endless funnel of content on social media platforms is strategically set by an algorithm
    that displays intriguing content that seem worth taking one’s time to engage with. Furthermore,
    the 4.5 billion dollar lawsuit filed by the Ontario government against large social platform
    corporations such as Meta, solidify the province’s recognition that these platforms are not aimed
    to satisfy their users, but rather to create an addictive cycle of overdependence on their products.
    Consequently, students’ attention, that should be put into class, deviates into a device that was
    programmed to distract them, where they fall down a rabbit hole of mindless content, and even
    when they are off their phones, they are distracted by the fear of missing out on what their peers
    may be chatting about in a group chat or their addictive phone games. Moreover, a child
    spending their entire day glued to their phone often results in feeling upset and unproductive.
    Even if “teachers are hesitant to take away students' phones because they would be responsible
    if the devices are lost, damaged or stolen”, a statement from Karen Littlewood in the Ontario’s
    Teachers Union, it's important to recognize the potential nuance regulations, such as device
    safeboxes, that would be implemented to create success in this ban. The alternative to a ban is
    marginally worse, where teachers are contiously burdened by the responsibility of diverting
    students’ attention away from their phones and back to the class. The choice to go on one’s
    phone no longer exists, for without clear regulation, it continues to become an action of muscle
    memory and addiction. Subsequently, phones create a classroom where students fail to engage
    with class conversations, nor take advantage of guided education. High school students need this
    policy to eliminate distractions, for their lives are often busy and serve as a period for
    discovering one’s own personal identity. This policy allows them to stay concentrated on the
    tasks at hand, to allow them to get better grades, go to their dream schools, or pursue any
    professional field. Success is not only measured by grades but also by the skills of independence
    and competence that students are able to develope. Ultimately, the trade off of temporary
    withdrawal of one’s devices for the future of technology in education is one that is necessary to
    provide students with an environment that maximizes and cares about their individual success.

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