Cell Phone Madness!!!

For this post we are going to engage in a debate. The debate has to do with cell phones. The question we will be debating is this: should ninth graders have cell phones? Here’s the background: Imagine that a certain ninth grade girl asks her father for a cell phone. The father (who does not have a cell phone, and does not want one) says no. The ninth grade girl insists, claiming that “all her friends have a cell phone.” The father remains unconvinced. “You are too young for a cell phone,” he says. “Wait until you start driving, then we will talk about it,” he says. “Cell phones cost money.”

The 3b class will be on the side of the father: stick up for him, and give good reasons why a cell phone is not needed. The 3a class will be on the side of the daughter: try to make the father see why a cell phone is a good idea.

You will need respond clearly to people in this forum. Make sure and write down the name(s) of the person(s) you are agreeing or disagreeing with in your post, so that we can tell what is going on in the discussion.

You have until Nov. 2 to post to this forum. The good people from National Honor Society will be the judges of which class wins the debate. Good luck!