Can someone please edit my debate speech, the topic is “Laptops in elementary school” and I against this topic.
I hope that you enjoyed my opponent’s speech as much as I did, yet I must disagree with what he has said. Children of this age, seem to be excessively distracted, and would not be able to focus as much as they possibly could; they could easily choose to do wrong things in school. Also they cannot be relied on using their own laptops. The chances of laptops getting stolen or damaged are too high, risky, and costly for parents. There is also not much need for a laptop to be used in elementary school. Laptop use can be harmful to ones eyes and can promote bad writing habits. Laptop brands can bring competition and jealousy among students. The need for laptops can be a stressing on a family with financial issues. The use of laptops can be disruptive, unhealthy, and can promote bad influences on young children. Finally, proper monitoring and website blocking is not always successful and it can temp children to violate school policies.
Everyone will agree that there is no harm in having a laptop. But the problem is that people strain their eyes in very unhealthy and unsuitable postures for long hours. Youngsters use most of their leisure time on their laptops watching movies, surfing or even working. While most scientists believe that the risk of harm from wireless technology is hypothetical, the risk laptops pose to our backs, shoulders and necks as we lean over them on the train, at home and at work are very real. Because they encourage bad posture, they’re causing an epidemic of musculoskeletal problems.
Laptops as well encourage kids to spend too much online, often browsing dangerous sites. Yes, pop up blockers do work but children only go to inappropriate sites because they’re not aloud to so they break that rule. However, faculty should keep in mind that not everyone is a perfect student and not everyone cares to learn, with or without the laptops. Trial and error is the only way to know for sure if the use of laptops in the classroom is appropriate in any particular school. In Henrico Country, Virginia, 232 students were suspended for violating the school’s policies.
Also on the down side, is the fact that maintaining laptops that a student is carrying around and on and off school, can be very costly, not every home is a suitable environment for a laptop, and may not be very friendly. Also, if everyone is using laptops they can spend all there free time online chatting with friends and doing other online activities such as games instead of working and this would be hard to detect. Also, there is a concern that once students move to using laptops all the time in school, there will be no need to even learn to write, as typing will become the primary lesson for children.
According to the research in Marquette University Law School, the survey shows nearly 80 percent of students who always use a laptop in class, 96.1 percent use it for taking notes. But that’s not the only use: 70.5 percent said they used their laptop to surf the Internet, mostly to check their email (87.1 percent), although nearly as many (77.8 percent) said they used the Internet to look up cases, statutes, or other class-related material. Fewer than half (42.1percent) said they used the Internet for other purposes, like shopping or general surfing, and even fewer (38.4 percent) said they used the web to instant message their classmates and friends. The majority of those who used the Internet in class did so because they were bored. Therefore, many students use laptops as a tool for their leisure time and would not work as a pilot program in elementary schools. I now stand ready for cross-examinations.
Aidan
