Who's Texting Who?
According to a recent article in Fast Company parents are texting their kids during the school day. Following is a quote from the article:
"A shocking 66% of teens report that they've received texts from their parents, even when their parents know they're in class."
We allow students to use their cell phones between classes and in their lunch period so they can text mom, dad, and whoever else and hopefully this outlet removes the temptation to text during the class period. We tell the students the passing time between classes and their lunch period is their time. The 43 minutes during class is the teachers time. We are trying to teach the students when irbid appropriate to use their cell phone. Further on in the Fast Company article it says this:
"According to a new survey by app developer textPlus, which surveyed more than 600 of its users aged 13 to 17, texting is more rampant than ever in the classroom. A whopping 42.5% of teens admit to texting during class, and more than half of those say they text sometimes or constantly. What's more, nearly 80% of students say they've never gotten in trouble for texting during class, suggesting the eyes-down, cell-under-the-desk method is slipping past even your most yard-stick taunting school teachers."
The problem is not going away and schools have to start dealing with this. So far we have had some success.
Below is the link for the full article.
