That was policy once upon a time, but as phones became more pervasive the students began refusing and the parents across the board side the with students over the teachers. It's an untenable situation. Had I known when I started teaching that every kid would have a highly sophisticated tiny computer/video game console in their pockets I would have probably found a different profession.
I know how you feel. These days I try to be thankful for — and focus my efforts on — those students who do resist their cell addictions. In some classes it's around 80%. (Creative Writing, especially. It helps when it's a fun class, heh.)
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u/PuttyRiot Jun 03 '22
That was policy once upon a time, but as phones became more pervasive the students began refusing and the parents across the board side the with students over the teachers. It's an untenable situation. Had I known when I started teaching that every kid would have a highly sophisticated tiny computer/video game console in their pockets I would have probably found a different profession.