What's your take on cell phones and ipods in the classroom?

I think it is rude and disresectful for kids to be using thier cell phones or ipods during class. In my son's school if they are caught using any of these items, other during a study hall, they are confiscated and the parent has to go to the school for the item to be picked up. Luckily for me, my son knows that if he gets his phone/ipod taken then I will go to the school and get it when it is convienent for me. This means he may be without the item for 3 or 4 days. So far we have not had anything taken away, I guess I am lucky that he is a good kid.

It is my personal believe that Cell Phones and Electronic devices should not be tolerated in class at all. If any thing, there should be a cubby for them near the door, so they can be placed their until after class. If the board of education mandated that they are not to be used in class, and the principle went above the teachers head, maybe that teacher should take a lesson from the principle, and go above the principles head. If he truly needed his phone for work, then he would have been responsible with it, and barring that at least accept the consequences of his actions.... Cheers.

Cell phones and ipods should not be allowed to be used in classrooms. Students are in school to learn not to talk on the phones and/or listening to music while in school. It is one thing to have them in the classroom and turned off so the class and teachers will not be disturbed but they should not be on and students should not be using them during class time. Teachers should take them away if they seeing students using them and giving them back after class and maybe even give them detention.

Like in the movies, cell phones should be off in any group with speakers. I can see how some cell phones are necessary though, so just give the student an F for that day. He'll learn if he cares about his grade.

As far back as I can remember having any eletronic devices in school was a no-no. The only thing "allowed" were laptops as students were using them for school-related prodjects. But, no cd players Ipods, cell phones, or anything like that. I even had a radio/tape player taken from me because I was accused of listening to the radio part of it during school. When in reality I was checking it to see which tape I had in it. One was a book on tape (which would have been acceptable) and another was a sailor moon tape of an episode. Which quinsidently also had a song on the end of it. Guess which tape was "discovered". It took some sweet talking, and I got it back, but I have to admit and agree... that students shouldn't be using such gagets in school during school hours and must be taught responsibility. But, having them in school in general should not really be that much of a real issue. As long as its not on in the classroom that's perfectly fine, but avaible for emgercies would be nice.

We too have this rule in our school, but when I looking to other classmates, and I can see that many classmates are ignore this rule. I also sometimes violation this rule. During the lessons classmates are sending photos, songs via bluetooth. This rule is violated when classmates remain bored. Some classmates use WLAN option to use free internet. Sometimes when I have bored, I watch Simpson's on cellphone. But if the teacher caught student with cellphone in the hands, then teacher take it to the wallet. And only students parents can get it back. This rules we have in secondary school.

we have a daughter in highschool and with most of her teachers, if they hear a cell phone they will take it and give it to the student at the end of class. there is no real rule but its up to the teacher. i think they shouldnt be allowed in class because if a teen has a cell, generally they are glaring at it and not paying attention.

there are alot of loop holes to this and this is obviously not a very serious matter to the school authorities. i think they d worry more about they re bills than enforcing these rules to students. and just imagine what the worst thing a school can do to a student who violated the rule more than the maximum count? detention? could be. suspension? less likely. civil service? too harsh. what im trying to say is these rules wouldn t stop the students from using cellphones inside the classroom. it s just too small to make a big deal out of it.

Hi Janey21. I taught at college level for several years and I can tell you I despised cell phones and ipods and would take them away if I saw them being used. I think that the students are distracting others and not paying attention if they are using them. Worse, students are so set on cheating instead of doing the work of studying that they end up plugging calculations, information and the like into the phone or ipod. I wish they would use their creativity elsewhere, but until then, my answer is that electronic devices can't be allowed in the classroom.