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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why can’t we go natural consequences here? Don’t pay attention? Get bad grades. No makeups, redos, or 50% floor grades.

Seems like a good solution to me![/quote]

Because student A having their phone out in class is disruptive to everyone around them. It's the same reason people don't want their kids spending all day in a classroom with a student who regularly has violent emotional outbursts, etc. It's not that they don't have compassion for the other kid, but that they want their own child to have an appropriate learning environment as well.[/quote]

My child listening to her music with airpods during independent work is not disrupting your child in any way. She is a straight A honors student and I see no reason she can't keep her phone as long as she isn't disrupting others. [/quote]

The reason is that it's against the rules.

Even if she's a straight A student, the rules still apply to her.[/quote]

Some of her teachers allow it. She knows the rules apply to her and she complies.

But the topic of the post was not “what are the rules?” - the topic of the post is why are some parents fine with phones, and I’m telling you why.

Saying my kid having her phone distracts your kid is like saying girls can’t wear tank tops because it distracts boys. Not my kid’s problem. 
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I’m a high school teacher. Yes, it is distracting to her neighbors. Trust me: her neighbors can hear what she’s playing on her AirPods. How do I know? Because I’ve tried allowing students to listen to music independently in class. It almost always ends with having to tell multiple students to turn their music down because others have complained.

Also, she’s now training her brain to need music during independent work. That’s going to be detrimental on AP exams, the SAT, etc. I’ve had to deal with angry students and parents who think they should be able to wear AirPods during testing, too. “But this is how I work best!”[/quote]

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