In a nutshell the Daily Telegraph describes the scope of the mobile phone crisis as students and young children recording brawls, assaults, sexual activity and even material vilifying teachers on their mobiles.
Everyone seems to be quick to point the finger, pass the blame on to someone or something else- It’s the parents, it’s the teachers, it’s our technology. It’s easy to blame technology, but I think we all have to open our minds and bring our attention to the abuse that is taking place rather than the recordings. I think Years ago students got up to the same mischief as they do these days; the only difference is they didn’t have a digital camera in their pocket to record the details. No such problem for today’s students with nearly all handsets capable of not only taking digital pictures but also recording video. Having this immediate way of capturing and sharing their dirty deeds has created a numbness among younger users who don’t think twice about starting a fight or filming themselves having sex. I see the main reason for this is so they can share it with their friends or the rest of the world on YouTube.
Like I said, it is easy to blame our technology, but I think the core of the problem lies with the students who abuse this technology to ridicule, assault, attack and sexually exploit other people to make themselves look like a hero. In my opinion these students are nothing but cowards who have no compassion or consideration for others.
Do you really think taking away a student’s mobile will have any impact on reducing this kind of behaviour?
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