Why a deck of cards should not be prohibited in school!

Cards are not the cause of children disobeying, even if a child brings a card to school or not, he will learn other ways in which he will eventually learn to disobey, that is a child/teen's nature. In line with this, I am agreeing that it should not be prohibited as long as this does not cause any problem in the child's learning. =)

I used decks of cards when I was a teacher. It was handy to use for teaching fractions and probability and chances. Actually poker is a great way to teach these things. If they have a hand and they have two Aces already, then what are the chances of getting the other two...and so forth!

i PERSONALLY DON'T THINK THEY NEED CARDS AT SCHOOL. I f they want to play cards they need to do it home. They need to be studying at school

I remember being able to go to bridge classes at high school. A bit different to poker and probably more challenging. Used to play majong with my grand parents too but only as a game. I noticed a lot of majong in Davao being played for money. The trouble with games like poker and blackjack, gambling is inherently built in to the game and to take it away kills off half the skill and excitement. Poker chips are used to offset the money thing but it is debatable whether it is as good as the real thing. Something about that thrill of winning that gets to some people. Part of our culture is the club scene where, for a nominal membership fee, you can go any night for a quality cheap meal and free entertainment and cheaper drinks. All their income comes from poker machines that turn over millions every year and create more problem gamblers.

I think the reason why schools prohibit bringing playing cards because they don't want to distract the students from their studies. They want to strengthen the image of the school as a place of learning. If playing cards was incorporated into the school curriculum, then bringing it would be ok. But would you want it to be a PE lesson? They can learn that outside of the school or even at home. But not in school. School administrators also consider what parents say because they are the main customers of schools. Not that many parents would want their kids playing cards while they are young. Even if money is not involved. Plus, I think if someone plays cards for a long time, pretty soon there will be money involved. People are very prone to corruption. So I think schools are just avoiding decisions that will bring more problems to them. They already have their plates full, so to speak.

I'm 31 so elementary school was so far back in the past that I may as well have been wearing fur and learning how to strike flint arrows, however we had playing cards. I can recall many a rainy recess indoors in class learning how to play Goldfish, I Declare War, Old Maid and teaching my class mates how to play Gin Rummy. Even Uno now and then if we could find all the cards. Though most often we would play even if we couldn't find all of the cards. It was fun, easy and yes, something to do when you needed to do something other than schoolwork during the periods where you should have been outside roaming and romping.

The only place I can think of where a pack of cards belongs in school, is the crafts room. Come on, Eileen, looks like you're justifying and even legalizing Poker at School!!!

There are many reasons why a deck of card is prohibited to school and one of that is gambling. You really cannot monitor on who is playing for fun and who is playing for the money. As a math teacher, playing cards is a useful aid for me so instead of letting the students bring cards, I am the one bringing them to class for instruction and collecting them after they are used. In this case, I am sure no one will gamble. It is not bringing the card that is charged as major offense, it is gambling using the card.

In our days, playing of a deck of cards is strictly prohibited, not only those with the hearts, diamonds and all cards, but also those games cards (I can't remember their names) where you compare engine of this car and all those stuff. They were called gambling in school. My classmates would lure me into it. But card games is just not in for me. I would know the game today, but the next day, it's like an amnesia wherein I can't remember how to play it anymore. Until now, I still don't know how to play cards, well except for the solitaire in the computer.