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Your initial argument wasn't one of "technology", it was one of having to be in constant contact with your kid. Try to focus.

I was making a more general point. The fact that kids did not have cell phones in schools in the past doesn't really answer the question of whether they should have them now.

Don't you think other people have had similar situations where their cars were stalled...after all, cars in the 90's were much more reliable than in the 60's...but we somehow managed to make it.

I suppose. But, there is simply no downside to kids have access to cell phones at all times. You never know when emergencies are going to pop up.

Jeez, are we going to split hairs all day to try to get to a freakin' point. I know it's illegal, but I said SHOULD BE.

Why? Because you don't like cell phones?

Because you wouldn't want 300 different cellphones with 300 different ringtones going off all day in the hallway...THINK!

So, just have a rule that all cell phones have to be on silent or vibrate and give detention to any kid who violates the rule. Kids and parents stay in contact, and your delicate ears don't get offended.

OK, one more time, and that's it:

I was making a more general point. The fact that kids did not have cell phones in schools in the past doesn't really answer the question of whether they should have them now.

OHHHHHhhhh....the "more general point" thingie. Good one! The point was that human beings CAN get along without cellphones, it's been done. Maybe it wasn't as convenient, but it's possible.

I suppose. But, there is simply no downside to kids have access to cell phones at all times. You never know when emergencies are going to pop up."

The whole point of the original article was one of the downside...porn, on kids cellphones...remember? As for emergencies...they're a part of life, with or without a cellphone. Forgetting their lunch money is NOT an emergency. Read "The Boy Who Cried Wolf".

Why? Because you don't like cell phones?

Who? Me? I love cellphones. We've had cellphones since they first came out...the old Motorola flip phone. My wife and I both have them and we talk and text daily. We communicate so much we had to get the "unlimited" package to be able to afford it. We run our business via cellphones. We've even gotten rid of our land lines. But then again, we're not kids in a classroom trying to learn.

"So, just have a rule that all cell phones have to be on silent or vibrate and give detention to any kid who violates the rule. Kids and parents stay in contact, and your delicate ears don't get offended."

Your words, not mine. Actually, I was thinking more of the disruption in the school and the disdain of the school officials.

Now, I certainly didn't mean to kickstart your yamaha on this, but it really is my opinion and I intend to stick to it. If it makes you feel more secure - and that is what all this is about - then you buy your kids all the cellphones they can carry. After all, it's the new high-tech, long-distance version of a "wireless nursury monitor".

But they still should be turned off in the classroom.

I'm done witju.