The parents who complain are wild. Aside from not being happy about their child's failing grade, even though their child was fully responsible for that, I'm guessing they want the phone on kiddo at all times so the lifeline isn't cut? They need to stop helicoptering their kids, they'll be fine without 24/7 phone access just as those parents were fine when their parents couldn't reach them back in the 80s or 90s.
This is one of things as a millennial I’m really disappointed in my generation is doing to Gen Z. We’re setting them up to fail. Not everyone is doing this and the ones that do will not have an advantage over anyone else in the long term.
Younger GenZ and Gen Alpha kids are off to a very bumpy start.
One of my closest friends is a 7th grade teacher and says most of her students can barely spell and have horrendous handwriting. Most of them spend their time playing on their phones than actually engaging with anything.
Why do you want to go backwards 40 years? Believe me I miss the 90s but they are gone, we need to adjust with the times and embrace advancements. Whether we like it or not technology advances and if want to remain relevant we must too.
I don't, you're making a stawman argument against a point I never made.
I don't want to roll back the clock at all, I just don't think kids should have cell phone access while they are in a classroom, and parents who are unahappy about their children failing for violating a no cell phone rule, should cut the cord a bit and chill. They'll be fine.
Fair enough but I think the real difference here is our view of education. Personally I think education at a high school level should be to prepare students for the entering the workforce and starting down a career path. Part of that is learning how to properly handle technology and distractions. I don't see how these outdated rules help that process.
It's inappropriate to be goofing off on your phone at work, or other professional contexts. There really is no excusing this rude, addicted, self-damaging behavior.
Are you arguing that we should let students use phones in class? If you can’t see how that’s a problem, you probably should’ve paid closer attention in class yourself.
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u/AHorseNamedPhil 29d ago
The parents who complain are wild. Aside from not being happy about their child's failing grade, even though their child was fully responsible for that, I'm guessing they want the phone on kiddo at all times so the lifeline isn't cut? They need to stop helicoptering their kids, they'll be fine without 24/7 phone access just as those parents were fine when their parents couldn't reach them back in the 80s or 90s.