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Case: Cell phones aren't allowed so why do you have one?
As a school rule, cell phones aren't allowed, yet I had a student who constantly had one and was on it. One day I took it away from him since there was the school rule that students are not allowed to have them and administration informed us that, that was what we were suppose to do. The cell phone became such a distraction that I ended up writing the student up for having it. This is when administration finally told me how the student had to have the cell phone on him since there was some issues with his parents in the past so he needed it to keep in contact with them. To the administration there was papers on file about how no matter what he needed to have it on him. I can understand the story and reason for this fifth grader to have his phone. That wasnt the issue. The issue was the fact that he kept talking on it and it became a disruption in class. Administration did not care and only told me that he had to have it and that I couldnt take it away. What can be done? I feel like my hands are tied behind my back yet I cant just sit there and let him disrupt my class with this phone.
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
I would suggest that the teacher have a conference with the parents and discuss the cell phone. The parents do not have to go into detail about their family issues, but they should be able to reach a compromise with the teacher. The compromise could be keeping the phone on vibrate, instead of letting it ring. The parents should only let the child use the phone to contact them, not to play around. A possibility would be to get one of those phones that has a button to call mom and a button to call dad. There is not much else you can do with the phone, so it would not be distracting. The teacher should also talk to the student about his disruptive behavior and reward him when he does not use his phone for a non-emergency. The teacher should explain to the class that the phone is not an excuse for everyone to become distracted. They must learn to remain focused. |
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| Rated On: April 18, 2013 7:49 pm |
| Rated By: RumuVa |
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| Comments: two thumbs up! |
| Rated On: October 15, 2014 10:05 pm |
| Rated By: Amanda KAhn |
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| Comments: Great idea! |
| Rated On: October 20, 2014 2:58 am |
| Rated By: Tekla Mayotte |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| Comments: I agree in that there should be a discussion about further compromise with the parents. Discuss this intention with the administration first, so they understand you don't want to rid the child of the phone, but make concessions so it's not disruptive to the class. |
| Rated On: October 20, 2014 2:58 am |
| Rated By: WeGuQy |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
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| The suggested solution is original |
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| Comments: I agree with this solution, having a conference with the parents to discuss the issues the phone has been creating for the classroom and tell them your concerns is the best way to handle this situation. |
| Rated On: October 19, 2019 5:02 pm |
| Rated By: aHaQaj |
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