A classroom is a designated space where a group of students engages in learning. The individual is subsumed under the rubric of the group. Private matters are off limit there. Exceptions can occur, of course, but they can also be dealt with — precisely because they are exceptions. You turn cell off while you are in class.
Monday, September 22, 2014
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… beyond eastrod: English composition and the hideous scourge of cellphones in the classroom (and elsewhere).
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I am with you on this Frank. What RT describes is of course extremely sad, but as a teacher I do not allow cellphones to ring or be used in my class. It is plain disrespectful to the teacher.
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ReplyDeleteVikram and Frank, you would be surprised at the essay responses to my assignment in this morning's classes. I will not try to recount them here; perhaps I will make a separate posting at my site. Stay tuned. Be prepared to be stunned. Many students persist in their argument that the phones are theirs and the time is theirs and they aren't driving, which means they believe that I am being an intolerant and inconsiderate SOB by insisting upon the classroom being a no-cellphone-zone. Shame on me. I am obviously too self-centered with my rules. Damn, I love the irony of their insinuation. I -- with emphasis on I -- am too self-centered they say? Egads!
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