lockers. We provide ample opportunity for students to use the Middle Schoo=
l
office phone and take messages from parents if they need to reach their
child during the school day. After the day has ended, students are allowed
to use cell phones. We have begun to talk about allowing students to use
cell phones as student response systems through sites like "poll everywhere=
"
but are far from consensus.
We do occasionally have parents tell us that they spoke to their child
during the school day and we come to find that they had a conversation on
the child's cell phone. Oops!
John
On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 7:46 AM, COX, PHILIP S. <pcox@pingry.org> wrote:
> We ask students not to use their phones or iPod/mp3 players during school
> hours. If any kids are discovered using them, the device is taken for th=
e
> day. Our kids are really good about this expectation in part, I feel,
> because we explain to them that when they are at school, we want them
> actively engaging one another. That means they=B9re not texting someone =
when
> they could be talking to them, and they=B9re not =B3tuning other people o=
ut=B2
> with music. Seems to work pretty well for us. The only challenges we se=
em
> to have is when a student=B9s PARENT texts them during school :-)
>
> Best,
>
> Phil
>
> ............................
> Philip S. Cox
> Middle School Director
> The Pingry School
> PO BOX 366, Martinsville Road
> Martinsville, NJ 08836
> 908-647-5555
> email: pcox@pingry.org
> web: www.pingry.org
> twitter: PingryMiddle
>
>
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