I think it works tremendously well to take phones away.
Let parents and students know that if you’re caught with a phone, it will be taken from you and not given back until the end of the year.
It’s literally that simple.
Let parents and students know that if you’re caught with a phone, it will be taken from you and not given back until the end of the year.
It’s literally that simple.
Troublesome behavior in schoolchildren follow the power law strongly, where a single-digit percentage of kids are responsible for >90% of classroom disruptions. School districts should be empowered to ensure that the kids who are there to learn are able to do so.
Isn’t it up to the school to ultimately decide?
Plus, they (among others) vote for the school board, and may run for school board.
Even if schools hired dedicated staff to police, remove, and redistribute phones it’d likely be ineffective.
Schools are hunting for solutions that need either Societal or Govermental led change.
I expect the wave of kids from internet native kids will be given access to social media at a much slower clip.
My point isn't that teachers are to blame. I understand that the issue is systemic and requires support of the school, parents, and teachers. I just disagree that controlling the classroom is "yet another thing" for a teacher to worry about, when it is literally priority #1.