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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you have to insult a poster to make your point, maybe your position isn’t that strong. Some of these posters who say they are teachers are name calling (“idiot”) and acting very reactive to anyone who does not share their opinion. I’d recommend avoiding insults and practice actually trying to hear the other person’s point of view in an open minded way. I’m able to see how phones are like chocolate cake and can take attention away from important things. I never said this isn’t true. I just feel a ban is a step too far, personally, and that other policies are a better fit for the situation at hand. [/quote]
How do other public schools manage to ban phones in class? Do you think their kids are suffering?
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My MCPS MS bans phones in the classrooms. They must be stored in students' lockers and can be used at lunch, but returned to lockers at the end of lunch. Students are far more attentive and better behaved in class. And since this is a school-wide rule, there is no struggle between differing expectations in different classrooms. If students violate the rule, parents must pick up the student phones from the office after strike 3.

It works; phone bans are possible.[/quote]

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