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Good god I want my ten minutes back.

MonxDot you argue from the most pointless points of view. "Minds, pens, paper, are and can be just as distracting as anything else." You need those to fUcking work in class room and have zero connection to a cell phone, idiot.

The problem with these things having to be banned is their main purpose, the cell phone's main purpose is to talk to people so yea, it's going to be distracting, pen + paper are supposed to be for doing work. Technology such as laptops are typically banned, however in some cases, their main purpose in a school is to do work in which case, after the novelty of the laptop wears off, they are just as distracting as a pen and paper (which is not much even when they are equipped with fun toys like flash and the adobe suite and e-mail). The point is that things not contributing to work are banned because that is what school is for, doing work in order to learn.

Wow, from the overwhelming response that the teachers are doing nothing wrong, it's clearly obvious that the majority of the forum users do not have any kids. Which is not a big surprise, they spend their entire lives on a computer playing a video game.

EDIT: Guess I didn't read the OP well enough. This is a thread about cell phones and not how teachers treat their students. As I was saying, these teaches need to be fired.

Edited, Feb 11th 2007 10:19pm by Luignata

So cell phones are Instruments of Mass Distraction? (IMD TM /claim).

Is not the main purpose of a calculator to do computations? Are you "cheating" every time you use a calculator? Are you "cheating" if you use your cell phone to look up how to spell a word or find the meaning of a word on dictionary.com? How about using your cell phone to look up information on wikipedia.org to write a research paper?

Hell, teachers themselves wheel in television sets upon which to show educational videos. The television is allowed in the classroom but not the cell phone?




Edited, Feb 11th 2007 10:40pm by MonxDoT

Look you haven't answered my question. It requires a yes or a no. It seems like you categorically are unable to classify what an inappropriate object of distraction is within a class room.

Many people agree on these premises of what constitutes an object of distraction which is inappropriate for a classroom setting.

1) The inappropriate object of distraction within a classroom setting is deemed to have no place within a classroom because of it's use.

What do you use a cell phone for? To talk and text message. It has no wide use in a classroom setting because not every kid can use one to learn and it would be really inefficient to teach class via text messaging.

2) The use of the inappropriate object of distraction within a classroom setting is not a tool of education.

As stated above teaching via cell phone is inefficient and doesn't occur. Therefore it is not a tool of eduction.

3) An inappropriate object of distraction within a classroom setting is deemed inappropriate by it's capacity to disturb the learning process of ourselves and others.

Your mind can't disturb others. Maybe a paper airplane flying at someone's head and a pencil banging on the desk, but those things are needed to "RECORD" and recording notes or learning material is fundamental to learning in general. These cell phones in this case are recording a "HISSY FIT". If you wish to "Slippery slope" you can also make another absurd argument about how polyester T shirts could be banned because it distracts the student by causing them discomfort. >.>



Please read precept number 2.

Why am I not getting your posts? You are plainly engaging in pure sophistry. Look it up in the dictionary. I stated 3 premises that basically categorize why the cell phone is an object that causes a distraction which is inappropriate for a classroom setting. Here is your response and I'm trying to understand you as best as I can.



I wrote earlier that a cellphone is an inefficient means for learning and it distracts people that is why it has no place in the classroom. All you can come back is with questions that inaccurately pin point the use of my mouth, talking and eating. Where is the assertion? I'm not understanding your point. Are you trying to classify our body parts as an interfacing tool to be something similar to a cell phone? Cellphone for learning is inefficient. It takes forever to text message and little time to talk out a few key points in learning. YOU FAIL!



Name calling? How intelligent of you, "LAWL!" YOU FAIL!



You can't stop **** like that from happening. Be realistic. What is your point? If you read the premise correctly I never defined what proper use of an object deemed appropriate for class is. And a pen is not an inappropriate object for the classroom deemed upon it's efficiency. YOU FAIL!



Keyboards can record, cameras can record because they just sit there and don't make noises and they can be efficient tools for recording learning material. Not cellphones, they can distract and have no place for learning because it's use is inefficient when applied to a situation where you're trying to learn. For EX: Teaching class via text messaging. You keep failing.

Sometimes I wonder why I bother to respond. No matter what anyone types, no matter how valid their points are, you will continue in your own mind think you are right. You shall never find the truth. I pity you.

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Edited, Apr 20th 2007 5:48am by Douglis

Who said that? Monx asked if cell phones should be banned from classrooms. Regardless of the actions of the teacher, my answer is yes. My "yes" has nothing to do with the videos in the OP.

And my son is doing swimmingly in school

Kilts ftw! Next policy question: must the legs be cleanly shaven or do we go with chicks with hairy legs? Hawt, very hawt!

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Edited, Apr 20th 2007 5:49am by Douglis

Wow ZinZin I really got under your skin, huh? You're wise to take extensive notes on my writings and /quote for all posterity to learn.

Could one of you turds explain this to me? Serious, wtf is the big deal about coming to the big bad Asylum and then running back to the sandbox to tell all of your **** e-friends about how you came and poked the hornets' nest? And good job picking on the retarded one that just sort of buzzes around the lamp by the nest making a lot of noise but never stinging anyone...cunt.

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Gotdamn I f'ucking hate you people.

Edited, Feb 12th 2007 9:56am by Jacobsdeception