What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation
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Re: What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation
#2Maybe I'm out of the loop... smartphones are allowed in the first place? When did that happen? In my high school, cell phones and ipods (at the time) were to be in lockers and turned off during the day. It was an insta-detention if you were seen using one.
Re: What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation
#3Maybe I'm out of the loop... smartphones are allowed in the first place? When did that happen? In my high school, cell phones and ipods (at the time) were to be in lockers and turned off during the day. It was an insta-detention if you were seen using one.
You wouldn't believe what an issue this can turn into. Some parents will fight for their kid's right to use cellphones.
Re: What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation
#4Maybe I'm out of the loop... smartphones are allowed in the first place? When did that happen? In my high school, cell phones and ipods (at the time) were to be in lockers and turned off during the day. It was an insta-detention if you were seen using one.
Those light phones are interesting products and I thought about trying one at one point but seen some mixed reviews.
Re: What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation
#5Maybe I'm out of the loop... smartphones are allowed in the first place? When did that happen? In my high school, cell phones and ipods (at the time) were to be in lockers and turned off during the day. It was an insta-detention if you were seen using one.
Around here, unfortunately yes. The general argument I've heard is that kids need to be able to contact parents in an emergency, or something.
Re: What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation
#6I mean, I agree that cell phones can cause interruptions in schools, but doing this at a place like Buxton compared to some of the public schools I’ve taught in, well, that’s a whole different story.
“Buxton School is a private, coeducational, college preparatory, boarding and day school for grades 9–12 located in Williamstown, Massachusetts.“
I mean, it’s one thing to take away a kid, cell phone and offer them nothing and then another thing to take away their cell phone and offer them
“When the weather is nice, the Buxton boarding school moves lunch outside. Students, faculty and guests grab their food from the kitchen, and eat together under a white tent that overlooks western Massachusetts’ Berkshire mountains.”
Re: What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation
#7Maybe I'm out of the loop... smartphones are allowed in the first place? When did that happen? In my high school, cell phones and ipods (at the time) were to be in lockers and turned off during the day. It was an insta-detention if you were seen using one.
Around here, unfortunately yes. The general argument I've heard is that kids need to be able to contact parents in an emergency, or something.
There should be a public phone (manned by an administrator or teacher) that parents can call and get connected to their child or vice versa.
Allowing smartphones for everyone is an unbelievable distraction.
Re: What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation
#8Maybe I'm out of the loop... smartphones are allowed in the first place? When did that happen? In my high school, cell phones and ipods (at the time) were to be in lockers and turned off during the day. It was an insta-detention if you were seen using one.
Those light phones are interesting products and I thought about trying one at one point but seen some mixed reviews.
Why can’t someone just make a phone. I don’t need a phone that plays music or can listen to podcast. I just need a phone that can make calls and make texts. I think their problem is they wanted this phone to still be like a smart phone.
Re: What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation
#9Maybe I'm out of the loop... smartphones are allowed in the first place? When did that happen? In my high school, cell phones and ipods (at the time) were to be in lockers and turned off during the day. It was an insta-detention if you were seen using one.
Around here, unfortunately yes. The general argument I've heard is that kids need to be able to contact parents in an emergency, or something.
It's amazing how these arguments come about. Were parents freaking out about emergencies at school when they were kids?
Re: What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation
#10Similar phone ban in Minnesota discussed last year (221 comments): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38522142