Curious to hear what different schools are doing when it comes to cell phone rules—for both students and teachers. I’ve heard a lot of places are tightening things up this year, so it’d be great if folks could share what their schools are currently doing. Also really interested in hearing from students—how do you feel about the rules, and are they actually enforced in practice?
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I’m a rising junior. in my expierence, the call phone policy varys largely by teacher. in my stem classes for example, if you’re doing great in the class (ie have an A) the teachers don’t care, however i attribute this to the fact that most stem courses are largely lecture based. for classes like english history or the arts, cell phone use has much less direct effect on your work, as there is less your “learning” in class. these classes are more discussion based, less about absorbing knowledge. being present is the biggest part of class, so a teacher may ask you to put it away, or just make a note to dock your grade. my own two cents is that if you are succeeding in a class, it doesn’t matter. kids in my math have already taken it, so they play league on their computers the whole time. that applies differently to english though, it’s hard to succeed in a discussion oriented class without discussion. not sure if that makes sense.