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But a small example of why creating meaningful school choice is so important.Scary that a teacher would think that a kid having a cell phone is worse than kids doing drugs/smoking in class.
Yep.But a small example of why creating meaningful school choice is so important.
I'm going with cellphones.
Cellphones are worse for their minds. Maybe much worse.
I got runner- up Most Improved the year I started smoking weed.
Just last weekend at lunch, my best friend’s 17 year old showed me all the apps they use in trig/calculus and physics on her cellphone.I chose weed in the classrooms only because it's still not legal.
Cellphones should not be allowed in classrooms. When my 3 boys were in HS they had to give their phones to me before leaving in the mornings and they got them back after they did their homework at night.
Both of those are terrible ideas.I'm going with cellphones.
Cellphones are worse for their minds. Maybe much worse.
I got runner- up Most Improved the year I started smoking weed.
That is a poll question that needs answering? My guess is the OP was high when they wrote it. Maybe in school too.
How about .. being able to graduate without being able to read and / or do basic math?
I would say that that makes you 1 in a million...I chose weed in the classrooms only because it's still not legal.
Cellphones should not be allowed in classrooms. When my 3 boys were in HS they had to give their phones to me before leaving in the mornings and they got them back after they did their homework at night.
I chose weed in the classrooms only because it's still not legal.
Cellphones should not be allowed in classrooms. When my 3 boys were in HS they had to give their phones to me before leaving in the mornings and they got them back after they did their homework at night.
I would say that that makes you 1 in a million...
Just last weekend at lunch, my best friend’s 17 year old showed me all the apps they use in trig/calculus and physics on her cellphone.
But that is a private school ve. public and more advanced classes - so maybe those aren’t the typical classes kids take and maybe public schools don’t take advantage of the technology parents provide their kids with to use them as tools in classes.
and ... if the proper discipline were in place, the precedent with success would be established. Why aren't public school systems addressing this as a disciplinary measure? Why can't instructors / mentors use this to dismiss those who don't take education seriously? Why is this an educator problem as opposed to a parent / student problem?Cellphones are a huge distraction from reading and writing in school.
and ... if the proper discipline were in place, the precedent with success would be established. Why aren't public school systems addressing this as a disciplinary measure? Why can't instructors / mentors use this to dismiss those who don't take education seriously? Why is this an educator problem as opposed to a parent / student problem?
If I were a teacher and my students were on their phones, I'd either shut that shit down or get let go. So stupid to make these types of problems a teacher problem -- it's a parent / student problem.
Weed by a mile. At least cell phones can be used in emergencies or to call mom or dad.
I'd disagree .. the "thing by a mile" would be the lack of participation from parental units to help and support their children's success. It's clear that parents who fall into this bucket don't give a shit about their child's educational experience. (child .. plural)Weed by a mile. At least cell phones can be used in emergencies or to call mom or dad.
I don't disagree .. at allWhy foist that problem onto teachers? Cellphones have no role in the classroom. They should be banned.
Well - I would say weed for two reasons.
#1 - Weed can give the other students a contact high that they may not want. I know, I know. They crazy as hell, but hey - some people just don't like weed.
#2 - I wanted my kids to have a cell, for me, more than any other reason. My kids were in school during the spate of school shootings, and I wanted to be able to call them if needed.
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