Oklahoma Nesties
Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Teachers
What policies do schools have on cell phone usage? Do you have problems with your students using them in class?
Re: Teachers
Our kids are either supposed to leave them in their lockers, or place them in a basket in the classroom (one in every room) upon their arrival, and take them when they leave. It's on the honor system. They are not to be used while school is in session.
There are punishments for teachers finding your phone on your person, or you using it between the hours of 8 and 3. It's in the handbook, and they all learn it the first day.
I do not have problems with cell phones in my classroom. I have taken them away before, usually in the hallway or lunchroom.
I'm at a college, so the "official position" is that it's up to the teacher. Texting in class drives me INSANE (no idea why---it feels the same to me as when two students sit in the back and talk through the entire lecture) so my policy is that if I catch you texting, I'll ask you to leave for the day. I usually issue one warning, which does the trick. It just feels so rude to me, particularly when students are trying to hide their cell phones under their desks, so they obviously know it IS rude but do it anyway.
I actually did a student survey in which students said they wanted to be allowed to text but that it drove them nuts when their neighbors around them were texting during class so they didn't think their neighbors should be texting (obviously two different questions.) How exactly is that supposed to work?
Conversely, if you catch me texting while teaching, you can send me home and I'll have to email everyone my really good lecture notes for the day.
My theory is that none of us are that damn important that we can't put the cell phone away from an hour and 15 minutes.
If you're expecting an emergency phone call (sick child, etc.) just step outside to take the call.