Does anyone else’s teenager play video games during class?

[Anonymous]

Yes but grades are still good.

Reason #4834 to get back to in-person school ASAP

[Anonymous]

One (9th grade) was playing video games and missed a virtual meeting with a teacher, so lost access to all other electronics during the day.

Another (5th grade) was watching YouTube while in class and continued to do so after multiple warnings so now is blocked from YouTube.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes but grades are still good.

Reason #4834 to get back to in-person school ASAP

They do this in school too.

[Anonymous]

I think it's rude. It's like giving the teacher the middle finger. I tell my son "If you need to quickly shut it down when I walk in the room, it's probably the wrong thing to do."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 5th grader does it. He has ADHD. Its funny. When I make him stop and pay attention in class, he retains nothing. If he listens and plays a game, he can talk about what he learned in school for an hour.

It kills me but I've given up trying to stop it. If he's retaining the information, who am I to say how he has to absorb and process it.

100%. Same. Multiple devices are everything. I am my very own Queen Elsa here .. let it go, let it go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it's rude. It's like giving the teacher the middle finger. I tell my son "If you need to quickly shut it down when I walk in the room, it's probably the wrong thing to do."

I think it’s out kids surviving a miserable time in history, and I’m okay with it! I bring them snacks. They’re still respecting the teacher by listening and getting the work done, and the teacher can’t see the kids multitasking. No big deal.
Sure is better than panic attacks and self-harm.

[Anonymous]

“Rigor” is my new friendship litmus. Like, if you respond to these things with shots at the “rigor” of anything, then I don’t want to be your friend. It’s obnoxious. Rigor mortis is what it makes me imagine. Jerky little jerk movements and peeing after death. Be nicer, PP. Our kids are just trying to stay alive.

[Anonymous]

No, but this is because the classes are faced paced and participatory