school. We have upgraded our wireless system and are seeking to increase
our use of technology in the classroom. We have more and more students
bringing their personal laptops to use during the school day. All
students have school-issued email accounts and we encourage this as a
form of teacher/student communication. We have, however, fought the good
fight against use of cell phones during the day. This has been difficult
for all of the normal reasons (the compulsive texting of teenagers,
parents calling/texting kids during the day), but is getting more
difficult with the presence of multifunction devices. I have had several
situations in which I approached a student about the use of their cell
phone, only to discover that the student is checking email or on the
Internet (using an iphone or a Blackberry; sadly, there are many kids
with these devices). I am thinking that it is becoming very unproductive
to try to police the use of cell phones while encouraging the other
functions of these devices, but I welcome any thoughts, suggestions, or
advice on how to best proceed in this ever-changing area. Perhaps there
are some recommendations from the workshop at Noble and Greenough this
spring? Thanks.
Brian
Brian Lamont
Assistant Director - Upper School
Flint Hill School
3320 Jermantown Rd
Oakton, VA 22124
blamont@flinthill.org
703.584.2382
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