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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a high school teacher. It's crazy how glued to their phones the kids are. They're trying to sneak them ALL DAY LONG. They're late for class, because they were texting or watching youtube in the restroom or at their lockers. They're doing it instead of paying attention or working in class. Teachers are supposed to take phones away if we see them out. As pp's mentioned, this is a waste of class time AND a waste of teachers' own time, because there's paperwork, plus (often) arguing with the student and/or the parent about it.

And the cheating! I cannot explain how much cheating there is, how bad they are at it, and how much they will blow smoke and lie when you catch them! If they put as much effort into learning as they do sneaking and storytelling, there'd be a lot more kids on the honor roll. I'm not just talking about "bad kids," either, it's rampant.

The parents are no help either. A surprising amount of parents will try to get their kid off the hook for cheating (but that's another issue). TONS of parents tell their kids to carry their phones and leave them on all day-- even though the school rule is that phones are supposed to be OFF and not on your person during instructional time.

Now, I'm also the mother of a high schooler. It frustrates me when I text my kid at after school activities and he hasn't remembered to turn his phone on (constantly). But, if it's an emergency, I can call the school office-- just like before cell phones!-- and they'll page him. IMO cellphones at school are more trouble than they're worth. [/quote]

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