Teachers at SDHS are concerned about cell phone use and social media for students due to declining academics, mental health, and attention spans.
Teachers’ opinions on cell phone use and social media are just as important as students’ opinions too. Their job is to help teach and prepare students for the future. An interview with Christopher Croom (Mr. Croom) reflects how many teachers are feeling when it comes to cell phone and social media use.
When asked, “Is social media playing a part in students’ mental health here on campus?” Croom states, “Find me a kid that is experiencing fomo, there is social media behind that.” When also asked, ‘How does social media negatively affect students on campus?’ Croom responds, “Bullying. Kids can be bullied 24/7. When I was in school, the only time you had to deal with your bully was at school.” Lastly, Croom follows up with, “Kids are not reading long texts anymore; they do not have the attention spans for it. They are reading texts, but they are very, very short snippets.”
Kids, over time, have been losing the stamina to read longer texts. Teachers can not explain a topic longer than 5 minutes without somebody zoning out. Due to all of the effects on students with cell phone use and social media, teachers continue to voice their concerns to push a change in our academics.
