“Want to get cell phones out of the classroom? Issue a hammer to each teacher, and if a cell phone is in use, whether it’s for cheating or just disruption, WHAM. Never happen, though.”
You have captured the spirit of my article perfectly. ALLOW the students to make the mistake of bringing the damned thing into school. Most students will learn self-control and the concept of limits ... Some won’t - as is the case with kids everywhere. This isn’t an article advocating cell phones for kids. That is not the issue. (Perhaps I’ll write an article about that).
It’s about issuing hammers to teachers!
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Thanks for the comment.
See my #19 - the parents would sue for the cost of the cell phone and the incredible emotional trauma to their precious little darling. Even with limits to liability for government employees, this is still going to massively disrupt the (presumed) education process.