Mobile Phones
Are they a blessing or a curse?12 total reviews
Comment from barbara.wilkey
I happen to agree with this rant contest entry. As a retired teacher, I would see it even with my first graders. One of my sons teaches high school math and states cell phone use is horrible. Some schools in the area are making it a policy that students can't have their cell phones in school. The student will need to turn them in at the beginning of the day and get them at the end. I think that's a good idea. Good luck with the contest.
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I happen to agree with this rant contest entry. As a retired teacher, I would see it even with my first graders. One of my sons teaches high school math and states cell phone use is horrible. Some schools in the area are making it a policy that students can't have their cell phones in school. The student will need to turn them in at the beginning of the day and get them at the end. I think that's a good idea. Good luck with the contest.
Comment Written 29-Jun-2024
Comment from BethShelby
I hate cell phone and never use mine for anything other that an emergency phone call when I'm out. It is almost never charged up. My daughter will go out to eat with me state to play a game on her phone while we waiting on her order. She saw contest where you win $1000 if you agree to put you cell phone in lock box for a month and they give you a flip phone that only makes phone calls. It envolves wrting an essay on you this will you impact your life. I'm thankful she has decided to take the challenge. Even not winning it might make a big difference.
reply by the author on 22-Jan-2024
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I hate cell phone and never use mine for anything other that an emergency phone call when I'm out. It is almost never charged up. My daughter will go out to eat with me state to play a game on her phone while we waiting on her order. She saw contest where you win $1000 if you agree to put you cell phone in lock box for a month and they give you a flip phone that only makes phone calls. It envolves wrting an essay on you this will you impact your life. I'm thankful she has decided to take the challenge. Even not winning it might make a big difference.
Comment Written 22-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 22-Jan-2024
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What a great idea! Congrats to your daughter on taking up this challenge. :)
Comment from Jim Wile
So well-written, Navada, but I'm out of 6s. I agree with everything you've said here. If only...
I can remember about 10 years ago, sitting in a restaurant and watching a mother who had taken her pre-teen to dinner and was sitting there texting on her phone the whole time while her daughter tried to make conversation with her. It was shocking, and I felt so sorry for the girl who was being ignored. It's usually the other way around where the kid is ignoring the parents, so this was perhaps unusual. It did make me fear for how this came across to the kid and what impact it would have on her future relationships with people.
You presented such great evidence of rude and misguided behavior to make your point that perhaps, on balance, cell phones are a bad thing. Maybe parents should use more parental controls and not give kids unlimited text privileges but limit them to, say,10 per day. They can put time limit controls on things too, but many just don't do it or know how and don't want to fight their kids about it.
Thanks for such an enlightening and well-thought out rant. - Jim
reply by the author on 20-Jan-2024
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So well-written, Navada, but I'm out of 6s. I agree with everything you've said here. If only...
I can remember about 10 years ago, sitting in a restaurant and watching a mother who had taken her pre-teen to dinner and was sitting there texting on her phone the whole time while her daughter tried to make conversation with her. It was shocking, and I felt so sorry for the girl who was being ignored. It's usually the other way around where the kid is ignoring the parents, so this was perhaps unusual. It did make me fear for how this came across to the kid and what impact it would have on her future relationships with people.
You presented such great evidence of rude and misguided behavior to make your point that perhaps, on balance, cell phones are a bad thing. Maybe parents should use more parental controls and not give kids unlimited text privileges but limit them to, say,10 per day. They can put time limit controls on things too, but many just don't do it or know how and don't want to fight their kids about it.
Thanks for such an enlightening and well-thought out rant. - Jim
Comment Written 20-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 20-Jan-2024
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Thank you so much for your detailed and thoughtful feedback, Jim! I think you hit the nail on the head with your final observation - they don't want to fight their kids about it. :)
Comment from T B Botts
Hello Navada,
I'm such a dinosaur that my cell phone is a flip phone. I can get messages on it if someone texts, but I don't know how to respond. If I want to interact with the computer, I have to go down to my office where my PC is. I just wanted a phone that I could talk on. I've spoken to several people who said they wished they didn't have the phone they had with all the gadgets. I've experienced first hand the sitting down to a meal and having someone get on the phone. My son's girlfriend was having a meal with us when she got a call and started speaking in Swedish. It was really off putting. I don't know what the end result is going to be, but if you're of a particular age, the chances are that you feel like you can't live without them. Thanks for sharing, I'm in complete agreement.
Have a blessed day.
Tom
reply by the author on 20-Jan-2024
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Hello Navada,
I'm such a dinosaur that my cell phone is a flip phone. I can get messages on it if someone texts, but I don't know how to respond. If I want to interact with the computer, I have to go down to my office where my PC is. I just wanted a phone that I could talk on. I've spoken to several people who said they wished they didn't have the phone they had with all the gadgets. I've experienced first hand the sitting down to a meal and having someone get on the phone. My son's girlfriend was having a meal with us when she got a call and started speaking in Swedish. It was really off putting. I don't know what the end result is going to be, but if you're of a particular age, the chances are that you feel like you can't live without them. Thanks for sharing, I'm in complete agreement.
Have a blessed day.
Tom
Comment Written 20-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 20-Jan-2024
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Thank you so much for the support, Tom! :)
Comment from Wendy G
An excellent rant. Very well put together and developed. Yes, it is sad that people are losing the art of conversation, and young ones are not being taught, and as you say it is frequently not even being modelled by adults. It's ubiquitous. I also liked the way you switched to your daydreams and the changes that would then be evident. All in all, a super rant, and I join you in ranting!
Wendy
(PS. We had a "no phones in class" policy so I was shocked once to see a senior student take out his phone. I'd asked them to copy a summary, and he asked permission to take a photo of it. I thought that was a super time-saving idea, so I gave permission for them all to do that. No copying errors, and easily found for revision.)
reply by the author on 20-Jan-2024
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An excellent rant. Very well put together and developed. Yes, it is sad that people are losing the art of conversation, and young ones are not being taught, and as you say it is frequently not even being modelled by adults. It's ubiquitous. I also liked the way you switched to your daydreams and the changes that would then be evident. All in all, a super rant, and I join you in ranting!
Wendy
(PS. We had a "no phones in class" policy so I was shocked once to see a senior student take out his phone. I'd asked them to copy a summary, and he asked permission to take a photo of it. I thought that was a super time-saving idea, so I gave permission for them all to do that. No copying errors, and easily found for revision.)
Comment Written 20-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 20-Jan-2024
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Yes, our policy has shifted a little recently when it's for "educational purposes". Thanks for your lovely feedback and generous six stars! :)
Comment from LJbutterfly
Wow! Now this is a rant! You covered every aspect of the offending subject by explaining what it is, providing numerous examples, and summarizing what it would be like without the offending problem.
I have witnessed every example you gave. I taught preschool for thirteen years and wondered why four and five year old kids needed cell phones to play with.
reply by the author on 20-Jan-2024
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Wow! Now this is a rant! You covered every aspect of the offending subject by explaining what it is, providing numerous examples, and summarizing what it would be like without the offending problem.
I have witnessed every example you gave. I taught preschool for thirteen years and wondered why four and five year old kids needed cell phones to play with.
Comment Written 19-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 20-Jan-2024
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Thank you so much for your feedback and the generous six stars! You're right - littlies don't need phones. They need books and creative interactive play with other people. In my humble opinion. :)
Comment from damommy
I agree with all you said. Society as we knew it is dying out. I've seen people sitting at the same table texting to each other instead of having a conversation. It boggles my mind. I like your dream.
reply by the author on 19-Jan-2024
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I agree with all you said. Society as we knew it is dying out. I've seen people sitting at the same table texting to each other instead of having a conversation. It boggles my mind. I like your dream.
Comment Written 19-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 19-Jan-2024
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Thank you so much! :)
Comment from Mustang Patty
Hi there,
I've wondered about a teacher's point of view when it comes to dealing with cell phones in the classroom. I do know that as a student - I hate it when someone else's cell phone causes me an issue. It is disturbing when I see the light of a screen.
Thank you for sharing your rant and Good Luck in the contest,
~MP~
reply by the author on 19-Jan-2024
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Hi there,
I've wondered about a teacher's point of view when it comes to dealing with cell phones in the classroom. I do know that as a student - I hate it when someone else's cell phone causes me an issue. It is disturbing when I see the light of a screen.
Thank you for sharing your rant and Good Luck in the contest,
~MP~
Comment Written 19-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 19-Jan-2024
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Thanks so much! My school bans them when the kids are in class. I'm grateful for that. :)
Comment from Thesis
Well you've certainly fulfilled the contest entry's requirement to write a rant. You've also brought up a great point about etiquette concerning mobile phone usage. Horrifyingly, I can envision non speaking future generations who simply rely on electronics.
reply by the author on 19-Jan-2024
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Well you've certainly fulfilled the contest entry's requirement to write a rant. You've also brought up a great point about etiquette concerning mobile phone usage. Horrifyingly, I can envision non speaking future generations who simply rely on electronics.
Comment Written 19-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 19-Jan-2024
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I think that's a very frightening prospect, but it's coming closer every day with the development of AI. Thanks for the feedback. :)
Comment from royowen
The young are amazing today, but things are completely different, I don't think youth has really changed, I wonder how they can possibly process what is there and the cavalcade of information. In many ways Society has never been more problematic, well done, blessings Roy
reply by the author on 19-Jan-2024
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The young are amazing today, but things are completely different, I don't think youth has really changed, I wonder how they can possibly process what is there and the cavalcade of information. In many ways Society has never been more problematic, well done, blessings Roy
Comment Written 19-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 19-Jan-2024
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Thank you, Roy! :)
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