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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All the research is out, phones are awful for our kids. Not to mention they never belonged in classrooms to begin with. Is there any movement by MCPS to ban phones in classrooms? What’s the best way to organize for banning phones? School by school or at the MCPS level?[/quote]

If you don’t want your child to have a phone, don’t give your child a phone. Why do you feel the need to make rules or bans for everyone else’s children? [/quote]

Why is your kid having a phone so important to you? You think they won’t survive like everyone else used to without phones? You’re a major part of the problem.[/quote]

Ok we also survived without the internet or email or Uber but like, times have changed. [/quote]

Like, no sh*t times have changed. Doesn’t mean kids need to be on cellphones during class. Doesn’t mean they need them at school. Instead of pushing us forward like the Internet and email did, phones in a classroom setting are only holding kids back and hindering learning. It’s not rocket science to understand this but apparently for you, it is.[/quote]

You’re entitled to your opinion but every parent who buys their child a phone and sends them with it to school obviously thinks the benefit outweighs the cost and that’s most people. If you disagree, don’t give your kid a phone. I haven’t found my child’s learning impacted by phones at all. Have you spent a lot of time observing this personally? How much time have you spent in the classroom making the determination that learning has been hindered and what wasn’t accomplished that would have been if the kids hadn’t had phones in their pockets?[/quote]

I’m a teacher, so I observe this happening on an hourly basis. You might THINK your kid isn’t the problem, but I can assure you, 99.9% of kids who show up at school, misuse their phones in class. It affects everyone. I suggest you educate yourself on the issue before attempting to sound like you actually have a clue what it’s like in a classroom these days.[/quote]

My kids know which teachers have good classroom management skills, and who is engaging in their classroom. The students absolutely behave differently in classes where the teacher establishes mutual respect and delivers meaningful classroom experiences. [/quote]

DP and you're an idiot. Stop trying to shame other teachers. The BEST teachers have problems with phones, but thanks for playing. You sound like an insufferable person.[/quote]

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