Executive Order decreeing "cell-phone free" education in k-12

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is going to go over as well as if you took a bunch of alcoholics and put their favorite alcoholic beverage in a paper bag within reach and tell them they have to go cold turkey. That's just cruel and stupid. This could get very ugly.

+1

[Anonymous]

Wonder if teachers will teach and/or assign work the entire block. As it is my teen has straight A’s, no homework, and still has time at the end of every class to surf her phone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is going to go over as well as if you took a bunch of alcoholics and put their favorite alcoholic beverage in a paper bag within reach and tell them they have to go cold turkey. That's just cruel and stupid. This could get very ugly.

So you prefer to let the alcoholics die of cirrhosis? Because it takes some years before it's apparent you're very sick and it's too late, which is more or less what is happening here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wonder if teachers will teach and/or assign work the entire block. As it is my teen has straight A’s, no homework, and still has time at the end of every class to surf her phone.

The kids have their laptops still. If there is nothing to do they can surf on that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Robinson middle school is piloting the ban this year. Some parents are already freaking out.

Freaking out? Why. I’m sure happy about it. I used the link on the FCPS page to share that feedback.

They need to add pay phones or another way to contact parents.

It’s called the school office or clinic. That’s always been policy. We didn’t have direct access to our parents growing up and we survived. Our elementary kids and middle schoolers with no phones are surviving. They can do it in high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is going to go over as well as if you took a bunch of alcoholics and put their favorite alcoholic beverage in a paper bag within reach and tell them they have to go cold turkey. That's just cruel and stupid. This could get very ugly.

Except we are the adults and these are kids. The adults are in charge and responsible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is going to go over as well as if you took a bunch of alcoholics and put their favorite alcoholic beverage in a paper bag within reach and tell them they have to go cold turkey. That's just cruel and stupid. This could get very ugly.

They're giving everyone a heads up so parents can start weaning the kids before school starts.

I agree it will get ugly. Some of these kids are straight up addicted to electronics and their parents are enablers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Robinson middle school is piloting the ban this year. Some parents are already freaking out.

Freaking out? Why. I’m sure happy about it. I used the link on the FCPS page to share that feedback.

They need to add pay phones or another way to contact parents.

It’s called the school office or clinic. That’s always been policy. We didn’t have direct access to our parents growing up and we survived. Our elementary kids and middle schoolers with no phones are surviving. They can do it in high school.

+1
If it's an emergency the office has a phone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is going to go over as well as if you took a bunch of alcoholics and put their favorite alcoholic beverage in a paper bag within reach and tell them they have to go cold turkey. That's just cruel and stupid. This could get very ugly.

So how would one wean kids off phones in schools? Btw, this is a parenting issue not a school issue to fix. Cruel? GMAFB.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Robinson middle school is piloting the ban this year. Some parents are already freaking out.

Freaking out? Why. I’m sure happy about it. I used the link on the FCPS page to share that feedback.

They need to add pay phones or another way to contact parents.

It’s called the school office or clinic. That’s always been policy. We didn’t have direct access to our parents growing up and we survived. Our elementary kids and middle schoolers with no phones are surviving. They can do it in high school.

or, they can email you frmo their school laptop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is going to go over as well as if you took a bunch of alcoholics and put their favorite alcoholic beverage in a paper bag within reach and tell them they have to go cold turkey. That's just cruel and stupid. This could get very ugly.

So how would one wean kids off phones in schools? Btw, this is a parenting issue not a school issue to fix. Cruel? GMAFB.

This is true. And parents enable it by texting their kids all day and not following procedures if their kid is sick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Robinson middle school is piloting the ban this year. Some parents are already freaking out.

Freaking out? Why. I’m sure happy about it. I used the link on the FCPS page to share that feedback.

Robinson parent and yes, I’ve heard complaints that it’s unfairly penalizing responsible kids.

I have a responsible kid and think it’s great. Bring it on.

Robo parent here. FFS - penalizing the responsible kids. Lord have mercy.

I heard a complaint that it isn’t equitable bc HS students will get to roam the halls with their phones while MS students will not be allowed to have them.

People are ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Everyone crying about kids reading on screens, wait until you all find out the SAT is digital, the ACT is going digital, and many college exams are digital.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone crying about kids reading on screens, wait until you all find out the SAT is digital, the ACT is going digital, and many college exams are digital.

My DD does everything on her laptop in school (textbooks, notes, assignments, exams, etc.) She’s probably also had about a dozen lectures over Zoom for various reasons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope the guidance will include recommended consequences for students who do not comply. The policy will only be as good as the school’s ability to enforce it.

Consequences???
What’s that?
I don’t think Michelle Reid is a fan of holding students accountable, as thatnoerpetuates a school-to-jail pipeline.
Better to just explain away students’ poor choices as some kind of systemic bias that prevents students from being able to comply with rules.