I really enjoy the school iPads. They are helpful for school assignments, they teach me about modern technology, and I have to admit, I play plenty of games on there too. A lot of adults don’t like kids like me to be playing too many video games. I agree with the statement of too much gaming, but not for the reason that it “rots your brain.” I think that playing video games allows you to play with friends, learn strategy which stimulates your brain, and my favorite excuse: hand-eye coordination. It’s still not healthy to play video games all day though. Your body needs exercise to stay healthy.

The main thing about iPads that is just sad, is how secretive you can be in class. Before electronics, people could play board games and card games for entertainment. At school, teachers would easily be able to notice if you had a deck of cards out, if you were talking to a friend, or if you were cheating on a test off of a piece of paper. Now teachers can’t tell if everyone is on task, playing games, messaging friends, or searching the internet during an iPad assignment, because switching apps can happen with just a flick of the wrist.

To solve this problem, the school came up with the iPad oath, which states that you’re not permitted to play on your iPad while in class, unless the teacher says otherwise (something like that). This would have worked perfectly, except for the fact that not everyone obeys the iPad oath and they never get caught breaking it. The people who do this think that it’s just playing games, but while that is true, these people have also crossed the line of honesty.

Last year, when the iPad-tech-people came to make sure no one was jail breaking their iPad, they found that all the students had their restrictions on(which was good). As soon as they left, about 1/6 of the class said that they had their restrictions turned off and turned them back on right before the check. They were relieved that there wasn’t a way to check for that and that they didn’t get caught. As we are developing new ways of technology to help with new learning and discoveries that expand our knowledge…

Technology is advancing faster than our systems of discipline can keep up with.