Apollon Meeting #4

Topic: Should the elementary school students have their own cellphones?

Moderator: Anna

Agree: Amy, Alex

<Amy> In order to avoid crimes that happen during children go to school, students can use cellphone as a noisemaker. And we can teach them the correct way to use.

<Alex> Both she and her husband works, so her son leave alone. Cellphones have GPS, and parents can keep in contact with children whenever they want. 

Disagree: Rie, Kate, Richel

<Rie> Cellphone has bad influences on children and it's waste of time. Due to cellphones, children tend to be unhealthy or not to play out side.

<Kate> There are a lot of things to learn, for example the way to get along with people. It's more important than the way to use cellphones.

<Richel> Children use not only mail or phone but also internet. And it can implicate crimes. It's too dangerous for students to use.

<Alex> We can block such dangerous sites in order not to access. And every parents should teach how to use cellphones in correct way. Then, the risk will decrease.

<Kate> If parents should leave children alone at home, relatives

can take care of them.

<Alex> It's a good idea.

<Richel> To have cellphone costs too much. We should use such money to more important things.

<Amy> Children is much more important than money, so she can pay it to save children.And it is good way to make a family rule, because children's situation depends on their family.

<Consensus>

We should make a rule that every family should make their own rules.

( Comment )
I think it doesn't have to be only one rule. We can combine some panelists ideas. Then we can conclude much better one, I think. However every panelist spoke positively and also listened to each other. I want to follow them.