kallend 2,147 #26 May 14, 2006 QuoteQuoteHow would you enforce that? I enforced it fine when I was teaching college. No cell phone use allowed during class for any reason. If you're playing with your phone, you will be asked to leave the class and get an absence for the day. In each class, X number of absences = loss of a letter grade. Do the same thing while teaching the first jump course. Performance-oriented training demands undivided attention. External forces that intrudes on yours or another student's learning is not allowed. Course, I'm a hard-ass when it comes to training and that's no longer politically correct. I allow no wireless devices to be on in my (college) classes. Any phone rings, the student gets to leave. There have been many documented instances of cheating using text messaging too.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erroll 80 #27 May 15, 2006 QuoteHow in the world did parents and children manage to survive in the days before cell phones? - How in the world did parents get kids to school before the advent of the motor car? How in the world did people ask questions to other people from across the oceans before the advent of the internet? How in the world did skydivers........ you get the picture. New technology is there to be used, and as has been said elsewhere in this thread, once one is the parent of four active teenagers the benefits of cell phones far outweigh the negatives. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #28 May 15, 2006 QuoteQuoteHow in the world did parents and children manage to survive in the days before cell phones? - QuoteHow in the world did parents get kids to school before the advent of the motor car? They walked 40 mile each way without shoes in the snow. Of course people were tougher back then. Not the Latte drinking Yuppie couples of today. QuoteHow in the world did people ask questions to other people from across the oceans before the advent of the internet? They used the telephone? Before that, they didn't have much to say to each other. QuoteHow in the world did skydivers........ you get the picture. Skydivers have been jumping out of planes since parachutes were invented. Pilots were the first skydivers. Before parachutes they just crashed. Before that, there were no planes so they didn't need parachutes. QuoteNew technology is there to be used, and as has been said elsewhere in this thread, once one is the parent of four active teenagers the benefits of cell phones far outweigh the negatives. But it also comes full circle. People used to communicate long distance by writing letters. Then the telephone was invented and we could actually talk to each other by voice. Then they invented email so we are back to writing letters again. - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Erroll 80 #29 May 15, 2006 QuoteBut it also comes full circle. People used to communicate long distance by writing letters. Then the telephone was invented and we could actually talk to each other by voice. Then they invented email so we are back to writing letters again. - Yup. And before you know it kids with names like Wagonwheel and Chickenshit will be sending smoke signals to their parents asking permission to sleep over at Smelly Sue's. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites warpedskydiver 0 #30 May 15, 2006 QuoteQuote...banned kids from having cell phones in school, saying they're a distraction from lessons... No vote. I don't think they should be banned from school. However, I do think they should be turned off during class. Perhaps that is the line of demarcation. I concur, self restraint and proper conduct is a good lesson here. I am sure some will not agree but isn't the whole idea of school to teach course material, time management, and the importance of following neccessary rules? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Andy9o8 2 #31 May 15, 2006 Quoteisn't the whole idea of school to teach course material, time management, and the importance of following neccessary rules? Yes. But I want my kids to have them for after school, and I also want them "accessible" (but otherwise un-used and turned off) just in case of some Columbine-type of emergency. I think our kids' high school has the right policy. The kids can have cell phones, but must keep them off during the school day. If they ring or the kids go near them during instructional hours, they're confiscated and will only be returned to the parents. During tests, all phones, purses, bookbags, etc. are kept up at the front of the room with the teacher. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 2 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
Erroll 80 #29 May 15, 2006 QuoteBut it also comes full circle. People used to communicate long distance by writing letters. Then the telephone was invented and we could actually talk to each other by voice. Then they invented email so we are back to writing letters again. - Yup. And before you know it kids with names like Wagonwheel and Chickenshit will be sending smoke signals to their parents asking permission to sleep over at Smelly Sue's. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #30 May 15, 2006 QuoteQuote...banned kids from having cell phones in school, saying they're a distraction from lessons... No vote. I don't think they should be banned from school. However, I do think they should be turned off during class. Perhaps that is the line of demarcation. I concur, self restraint and proper conduct is a good lesson here. I am sure some will not agree but isn't the whole idea of school to teach course material, time management, and the importance of following neccessary rules? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #31 May 15, 2006 Quoteisn't the whole idea of school to teach course material, time management, and the importance of following neccessary rules? Yes. But I want my kids to have them for after school, and I also want them "accessible" (but otherwise un-used and turned off) just in case of some Columbine-type of emergency. I think our kids' high school has the right policy. The kids can have cell phones, but must keep them off during the school day. If they ring or the kids go near them during instructional hours, they're confiscated and will only be returned to the parents. During tests, all phones, purses, bookbags, etc. are kept up at the front of the room with the teacher. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
