Survey: Are Students on their Phone More than their Computers?

Survey: Are Students on their Phone More than their Computers?

By: Trevor Manning

The average amount of lessons getting done per week is around 1-2. This is believed to be due to the fact most students are on their phones. For the journalism project we chose to survey random students and get their opinions on what they thought concerning teachers taking our phones after hearing this information. We surveyed 27 kids to get their opinion on cell phone usage within the walls of PRA.
 
   Based on a poll of 27 kids’ responses chosen randomly here are what the students’ said to this question: “Do you think our phones should be taken away to increase our productivity, and if not, why?” 22% of students replied that yes phones should be taken away, their reasoning was students need “Less Freedom.”  Another 22% replied with a straight “No.” However, 7% of students surveyed said “We need more freedom.” The final 48% stated “We should each be responsible for ourselves.”

In this reporters opinion the students here do need more guidance and less freedom to use their phones throughout the day.  While some students remain on task they should be able to keep their phones and use it as a reward system.  Until this question gets answered and finished tasks go up, this is Trevor Manning live from PRA, saying do more work!