Apollon Meeting④

Topic: Should the elementary school students have thier own cellphone?


Moderator: Anna

Now, the half of elementary school students have cellphone.

Agreeside: Amy, Alex
Amy: She think the elementary students should have thier own cellphone. Now, the number of crime is increasing. And, It is useful because we can use cellphone as a crime prevention buzzer. It is the correct way, she think.

Alex: She also think they should have their owm cellphone. Both she and her husband work. So, if the son have cellphone, she can contact with him. Moreover, cellphone has GPS, so it is useful in an emergency.


Disagreeside: Rie, Kate, Rachel
Rie: He think they shouldn't have their own cellphone, because it is not good for thier eyes. And they may become not to play outside. It is not good for health.

Kate: She also disagree to the topic. She think children have a lot of things to learn, but if they have cellphone and use the time for cellphone, it must be waste.

Rachel: She also think they shouldn't. Children may use not only mail, but also Internet. And, there are dangerous web sites on the Internet. So it is not safe for children.


Question and Opinion
Alex to Rachel: "My child's cellphone block the dangerous web sites."
Rachel: "There are other dangerous sites. As a example, net shopping.

Alex to Disagreeside members: "If parents teach their children correct way to use cellphone. More over, when they are kidnapped by someone, or nature dissaster happens, cellphone is needed. If children don't have it, what should children do at the time?"
Kate: In order to prevent the situation, we can ask our relatives or grandmother for help.

Robert: "Disagreeside members mean all students including people who have cellphone now must give up using cellphone? In opposit side, agreeside members mean all students must have cellphone though parents choose it now?"
Alex: "Not all. I think two-income families must have cellphone."
Robert: "What is the role?"
Alex: "We should make a rule during going to school or studying."


Consensus
We should make a family rule depends on thier children.


My opinion and Final comment
  I think they shouldn't have thier own cellphone because of money, contact with other family member or so on. Alex worry about children's safety, but I don't think having cellphone is safe. For example, when a child is kidnapped by someone, if the kidnapper take and throw away the cellphone, GPS is no use. And when nature disaster happens, I don't think children can cope with the situation alone. So, I think not letting children alone is most important for their children. So, as Kate said, we can ask our relatives or teachers for help.
  The discussion was not bad. I think Anna, the moderator, did great job, and Alex was also did greate job. So, it was better if the other member said their opinion more.