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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have noticed a huge change in cell phone use in high schools over the past few years. Really, they are not an issue. Occasionally students need reminders to put theirs away but the vast majority of my students have not been distracted by their phones. I do not mind if they occasionally send a text and put it away. That’s the world we live in. The laptops and other types of technology have made my job extremely difficult. They are the distraction. Whenever I’m using them in class, students are openly trying to do something else and no longer trying to hide it. I spend more time trying to manage these behaviors than teach. I’m hoping thrill wears off in a few years like it did with cell phones since students are also using laptops earlier and earlier and we can actually focus in class on instruction. [/quote] Not sure what high school you teach at, but my FCPS high schoolers report kids being on their phone throughout class much of the time. My daughters best friend’s boyfriend is at a different school and he would literally be on the phone with her via air pods during class sometimes. These are not the slackers, either. These are all honors and AP students with great GPAs . It’s a huge issue and no, kids are not being as mature about it as you think. They’re just getting better at hiding it via apple watches and air pods. My son was at a private school until 10th and phones were completely prohibited throughout the school day. The kids actually had conversations at lunch. He actually misses that. [/quote]
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