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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wonder what the anti cell phone contingent is going to blame next now that cell phones are gone.

Going to be interesting when they wake up and realize all the problems didn't go away. [/quote]

All the problems - no. A lot of them? Yes. As a teacher this is the best school year I’ve had since probably 2018. It makes a HUGE difference. [/quote]

You know there were cell phones in 2018 right?

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Of course I do, idiot. But a) TikTok had only JUST come out so it wasn’t as prevalent as it is now and b) the pandemic hadn’t happened so the shift of “your life is in your phone” hadn’t occurred.  In the 2010s, kids would still have their phones away most of class because they didn’t use them in the same way they do now. Earbuds were wired so they didn’t just walk around with music constantly being pumped into their head the way they do now with AirPods that never come out. The culture and usage were completely different. Having the phones in the pouch all class makes for more engaged students, not only with each other, but with me, the teacher. Their work is better, and they see that too. And you think we should give that up so you can be up their butt texting them 24/7? Insane. [/quote]

the anti cell phone contingent needs to learn some online manners. no wonder you have a problem with your kids' online behavior. look in the mirror. [/quote]

I have no problem with MY kids’ online behavior. My students’ online behavior and how it massively impacts their academic and emotional well being at school while they’re in my charge- yes. And I absolutely do not have to have “manners” with a poster who posts idiotic things like “you know there were phones in 2018 right?” You’re talking to a person who interacts with hundreds of teenagers every year and has seen the massive shift and impact of cell phone use across the last decade or so and you think because you need to text your 1-3 kids all day that you know more than I do about the impact of cell phone use on this generation. You don’t. And I won’t treat you as if you and I have equally valid perspectives on this topic. [/quote]

Learn some manners and then we’ll talk. And no one believes you’re a teacher. [/quote]

I actually don’t need to talk to you. The policy is what it is- you crying about it online won’t change it, and you’re on the wrong side of the debate. Your kids’ education and social well being is what matters most to me and this is what’s best for both of those things. You will be just fine if you have to wait for them to text you after school about whatever nonsense popped into your head. Your mom didn’t text you all day long at school. [/quote]

I barely ever text my kids at school. If you think that’s what this is about, you’re clueless. You’re clueless if you think cell phones are your problem. This is a fad and it too will pass. What will you blame next?!? [/quote]

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