In Ghana here, we believe in a lot of things. Some say we are too traditional, that we act based on our tradition. Our Ghanaian mentality is so that, people tend to take every situation too seriously and sometimes think too negatively. In our schools per say, students aren’t allowed to use mobile phones in school. The reason why is not quite known. For some people, they assume that the phones will distract the kids from their studies, another thought is that it will influence the child negatively.
All these assumptions are what people perceive to be the reason for not allowing the use of mobile phones in the various schools. Now in my opinion, I believe that it is our way of thinking that prevents us from seeing what’s right. Of course, in any situation, no one knows what will be the outcome. We can only assume. But what if you think of the benefits instead, why not focus on the good things that can come out instead of focusing on only the bad ones.
Let’s us analyze this fact, in the various subjects that are taught in schools, they all have a practical aspect. No one will deny the fact that our teaching system is theory oriented. There is little practical aspect, which is most needed nowadays. The science students work in the labs, as the home economic students work in the food department preparing food. What of the Arts students, they’re course has most to do with history. Other instances where students are taught and they do not understand, if phones where allowed, they would just search and watch videos of it. Learning will be more interesting and fun, students will then pass all their exams. The reason being because, using mobile phones are interesting, and when used in learning develops the students passion for the subject.
But our way of thinking have deviated our attention from all one could benefit if students were to use mobile phones in school, and we’re only thinking of the negative influence it could have on the kid. Though it could be that, the phones will be used only when needed. But we don’t think of that, we just assume what we think to be right.
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