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Cell phones at school
Posted on 10/30/15 at 12:26 pm
Posted on 10/30/15 at 12:26 pm
Seems there has been a rash of confrontations recently between school authorities and students over use of cell phones at school. I think this has the potential to blow up into major problem. Whats everyones opinion?
Posted on 10/30/15 at 12:27 pm to kjntgr
Cellphone jammers.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 12:27 pm to kjntgr
Ban them. We got by fine without them.
Now get off my lawn.
Now get off my lawn.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 12:27 pm to kjntgr
Pandora's box has been opened.
You can't close it now.
You can't close it now.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 12:27 pm to kjntgr
They should not be allowed in the classroom.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 12:27 pm to kjntgr
Impossible to polease
Posted on 10/30/15 at 12:29 pm to kjntgr
Should be turned off in the backpack or a pocket from first bell until the last bell.
Take it out, lose it until parent/guardian can come pick it up.
Take it out, lose it until parent/guardian can come pick it up.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 12:29 pm to kjntgr
Simple, they stay in your locker. There is no reason you need them in class.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 12:30 pm to kjntgr
Many schools have been duped into using educational technology that requires cell phones/iPads/etc. They're not going away.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 12:32 pm to kjntgr
One example doesn't solidify your spinoff here. It's 2015, phones aren't a new phenomenon, millions of kids have them and it won't take millions of a-hole cops to enforce school policy on the whole.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 12:33 pm to kjntgr
In this day and age, especially if you have older kids who drive back and forth from school, it's unrealistic to expect them to not have them at all in school IMO.
That said, it's not unreasonable to expect a kid to keep it in his/her pocket/purse with the ringer on silent during instruction. Or for a teacher to ask them to put it away when they're on it when they're not supposed to be. A lot of district/state personnel who come in to audit a school when their scores are low will mark a teacher if a student is sitting there on the phone and you don't address it.
That said, it's not unreasonable to expect a kid to keep it in his/her pocket/purse with the ringer on silent during instruction. Or for a teacher to ask them to put it away when they're on it when they're not supposed to be. A lot of district/state personnel who come in to audit a school when their scores are low will mark a teacher if a student is sitting there on the phone and you don't address it.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 12:35 pm to kjntgr
That may work well in a private school where parents support school adminstrators. In most public schools its a totally different animal.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 12:45 pm to kjntgr
during school hours, they shouldn't be able to use them. however, after school hours, they should be able to have them for safety purposes.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 12:47 pm to kjntgr
Cell phone use should be banned from school. Emergency? Use the office phone.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 12:48 pm to kjntgr
Cell Phones started to become mainstream when I was in high school. No smart phones, but Nokias and Razrs.
I had a teacher who had a box duct taped to the window outside. If he caught someone with their phone he would confiscate it and put it in the box. The box was outside of the classroom so if it rained or anything it would have gotten wet.
He would keep the phones in the boxes all day until school was over. Had to go by after school to get it, so you were SOL if you played a sport. In that case you had to get it in the morning.
Never got a phone taken up but he did take my Game Boy Advance and put it in the box.
Wish more teachers did this. Confiscation and no, you don't get it after the class is over, but until school is over.
I had a teacher who had a box duct taped to the window outside. If he caught someone with their phone he would confiscate it and put it in the box. The box was outside of the classroom so if it rained or anything it would have gotten wet.
He would keep the phones in the boxes all day until school was over. Had to go by after school to get it, so you were SOL if you played a sport. In that case you had to get it in the morning.
Never got a phone taken up but he did take my Game Boy Advance and put it in the box.
Wish more teachers did this. Confiscation and no, you don't get it after the class is over, but until school is over.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 1:14 pm to kjntgr
The amount of time teachers an school administration spend dealing with cell phone problems is also a major problem.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 1:17 pm to kjntgr
I used my cell phone all the time at school. Teachers never said anything.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 1:21 pm to kjntgr
Oh no how will the world survive if I text my little slut during the teachers ancient history lesson
Posted on 10/30/15 at 1:51 pm to kjntgr
In high school, I think cell phones should be banned from the classroom. They can be put in lockers, kept at home, etc. I know this is 2015, but there are certain aspects of life where lines need to be drawn. With that said, I think the whole education system needs to change, but as it is today cell phones in classrooms are nothing but a distraction.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 1:54 pm to kjntgr
I have no problems with banning cell phones at school. Youre worried about your kid driving without one? Simple. Leave it in the car. Your kid gets sick? Use the office phone. Its not that hard people geez.
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