Integreted Skills

The topic was Children shouldn't have their cell phones until they graduate from junior high school.

〈 Yuri 〉She is 11 years old and a junior high school student. She agreed with the topic, because cell phone is easy to contact with family or friends. She wants to have it, but her parents don't allow to have it.

〈 Kenta 〉He is a policeman and 32 years old. He doesn't have children. But he agreed with the topic, because he thinks that cell phones prevent children from crimes. His opinion was that it need for safety.

〈 Michael 〉He is 30 years old and lives in Japan now. He has a child who is 9 years old. But he rarely meets his child because he is a translator and goes many countries. So he wants his child to have cell phone. He thinks that cell phone is useful to touch with his child.

〈 Kimiko 〉She is a housewife and has two children, one is 14 years old and the other is 12 years old. Her children have their cell phones, but she regrets it. They don't communicate with her face to face, so she disagreed with the topic.

〈 Shiori 〉She is a teacher of junior high school. She suffer from students bringing cell phone. They use them during classes and interrupt their studies. So she disagreed with the topic and thinks that they don't need for students.

In my opinion, children can have their cell phones for safety or to touch with their family or friends, but only the case that their parents and teachers can control thier children. Now there are block of internet not to make crimes. And also, if parents worry about costs, they can set limits. I also agree with Kimiko's idea, but there are cases that they can say everything to their parents by using cell phones. So I agree with the consensus that they can have cell phones if parents and teachers can control their children.

That's all.