Honk! The red sports car slammed on its breaks. The driver of the car, a young college boy, leaned out of the car, cell phone in hand, looking at the mini van he had barely missed in astonishment. Whether texting a driving, or just being distracted by your oh-so-lovely device, thousands of lives have been affected by cell phones by keeping them away from the real world, and affecting their education negatively.

With our convenient device in hand, we tend to forget about what is really happening around us, and what really matters. For example, in the movie Cyberbully, all Taylor can think about is what, and who is talking about her behind her back. She is constantly online, whether that be on her cell phone or computer, forgetting the outside world, and damaging her relationships with her family. It is important to take a step back, and look at the world without cell phones. In addition, communication errors are a popular problem with how lives are affected by cell phones. I’ve had my own experience when talking over the phone with my mom… Let’s just say she wasn’t too thrilled with me! Therefore, cell phones have not only put a dent in many relationships, but affected the way we translate or receive messages as well.

Walking into any classroom, at least two or three kids have their cell phones underneath the desk, hoping no one will notice as they update Instagram. Cell phones have started to affect young teen’s educations in a very negative way. To illustrate, many kids are distracted by the social media apps, and using Mrs. Weirsig’s favorites, emoticons, to actually focus on the school work lying in front of them. Students are constantly texting, snapchatting, and tweeting, not realizing that in order to pass the class, they have to pay attention and do their work. Similar to this, at home, teens become lazy and don’t feel like doing their three-hour-pile-on homework, so they end up sending a quick text to their friends, trying to get answers. Sometimes they end up looking the answers up online instead from their handy-dandy cell phone. Cheating will help no one in a classroom, it can only damage their lives. It’s important to remember how the negative effects of cell phone usage affect the development of education.

Rather than putting others in harm’s way by cell phone distractions such as texting and driving, it’s important to focus on the more real world phases in life such as school and relationships.