According to a survey, a majority of smartphone users in India are below 25. Given this, what would be the impact of depriving college students of the use of their smartphones? Some students respond.
R. Karthik, I B.Com, D.G.Vaishnav CollegeAbandoning smartphones is a tough task for students. It would be like going back 20 years. The impact on students would be huge, as they would get to interact with people more. They will gain focus on their goals.
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My smartphone is the first thing I look at when I wake up and the last thing before I go to bed. In the hours between waking and falling asleep, my phone is constantly glued to my hand. I have made a decision to break this addiction. For thirty minutes after waking up, we should focus on making a good start and create a no-phone zone.
S. Pooja, II B.Tech IT, R.M.K Engineering CollegeADVERTISEMENT
The smartphone is an inseparable part of our lives. Its impact on students and teenagers is huge. Nowadays students tend to Google everything. For me, not having a smart phone is not a big deal. I am not going to cut down it completely, but I hope that I can limit its usage..
Today, many students are dependent on their smartphones. They use their phones to save contact numbers, project work, assignment reminders, etc. Students even skip classes believing that they can study and listen to lectures by means of online video streaming sites such as Youtube, Meta café and so on. There are so many ways how students are stuck with their smartphones. Of course I won’t part with it.
B. Vidhya Lakshmi, I B.A. English Literature, Ethiraj College for WomenLife can be so excruciatingly dull without a smartphone. We spend hours standing in lines, commuting and waiting. It’s forgivable that we distract ourselves with the phone. The problem is that smartphones combine the main spheres of your life: your social network, your work, your news source and your personal conversations. To live and work in the world today is to be tethered by technology for better or worse.