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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Long time HS teacher here and this is how it’s going to play out with older kids.  There will be meetings during the teacher workdays and we will need to have something in the syllabus.  Admin will put together some unrealistic protocol, like we need to keep track of infractions ourself, give a certain number of warnings, on the whatever time email/call parents, then on the next time write a referral.  Some teachers will stress over this and have complicated spreadsheets, write referrals only to find out no discipline happens.

Nothing will change in my class.  I’ve always had a cell away rule.  It’s usually not an issue. I will contact parents if they are ever cheating on a test or being disruptive.  I will not if I see them send a quick text.  No one has time for that and most of the time, the parents are texting their own kids. [/quote]

This and admin will do nothing but expect teachers to do it all-as usual.
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Teachers will have to do their jobs, waah waah waah.  :roll: [/quote]

Not my job to deal with your kid's phone. They're free to stay on it and learn nothing while I teach those who are in my class for a good reason.[/quote]

This is how it should be. In college no one is taking phones, those who want to learn, learn. Those who don't, won't. [/quote]

But high school is not college. For one thing, college is voluntary and high school is compulsory.  Also, college students are older with more maturity and self control (and financial ownership) than younger students.[/quote]

If your child is not mature enough, and doesn’t have the self-control to have a phone at school, then keep the phone at home. If you know that your child cannot resist the temptation, then keep the phone at home. [/quote]

If a student is not mature enough to behave properly including not using his phone, then the techer steps in.

I'm so confused by these posts from teachers who have no desire to have control over their classroom.  Bewildering.[/quote]

What do you want us to do after we’ve asked three times? I’m not wasting more instructional time. What solution are you offering?[/quote]

I think it’s terrible you have to ask three times.  I wish you could kick a kid out of class the first time you see him or her on the phone.  Let the kids who want to learn, learn, and forget about the rest.  In a true emergency, the parent will call the school office.  [/quote]

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