BOO HOO
I blame the parents. They are spending thousands of dollars a year to send their kids to a private school and, most likely, providing the cellphones that their kids use to kill time in class.
Anthony (our oldest) has observed one of his good friends spending her whole time in class texting and ignoring the lecture. And her grades reflect the effort she’s putting in. He knows that his phone is to be turned off from the time he leaves for class until he gets home. He also knows that he’d lose his phone for a long time (months, years, decades) if he violates the rules.
11 Responses to “BOO HOO”
 Comment by JJ Ross March 22nd, 2009 at 10:34 am |
FYI, I just came across one homeschool mom’s comprehensive, and imo very sensible, analysis of kids and cell phones at Kim’s Play Place. |
 Comment by Stephanie O March 22nd, 2009 at 10:37 am |
My favorite quote: “I am going to be bored in class,” junior Robert Sandiege said. “I can’t text anymore.” Robert predicts that students will start sleeping in class when they can’t text to stay awake. At least sleeping has some benefits! |
 Comment by COD March 22nd, 2009 at 12:11 pm |
There were weeks in college that the only sleep I got was in class 🙂 |
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Comment by COD March 22nd, 2009 at 12:21 pm |
re: article link by JJ I didn’t realize a prepaid plan was such a novel idea 🙂 Michelle and I have had prepaid cell phones through Virgin Mobile for several years. I have two teens and neither has a cell phone. Neither has asked for one either. |
 Comment by dcobranchi March 22nd, 2009 at 12:48 pm |
Same here. Alltel prepaid for at least 3 years. Katelyn got a phone when she went away to NCSA for the summer. The campus was spread out enough that she needed one to coordinate schedules. Anthony got one just before getting his driver’s license. More for his parents’ peace of mind than anything. |
 Comment by ElectricBarbarella March 22nd, 2009 at 1:31 pm |
Did anyone catch the ad at the bottom of this article? Oh, the Irony. |
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Comment by JJ Ross March 22nd, 2009 at 2:51 pm |
Yep, DavD started out with Virgin Mobile too, $25 dollars a prepay increment and for our conveneience so she could call us to pick her up from musical rehearsals without us waiting around for hours instead. She was 13 or 14 as I recall. But then she started college classes too and we added her to our family plan with a texting, photo-taking phone. She’s turning 19 now and the new challenge is all this crazy stuff about how the heck to buy an “unlocked” phone with sim cards that will work in the European countries she’s visiting without us this summer (any help?) |
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Comment by JJ Ross March 22nd, 2009 at 2:53 pm |
Btw she STIILL doesn’t drive. 🙂 |
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Comment by dcobranchi March 22nd, 2009 at 3:48 pm |
Look for a quad band unlocked phone. google...=title |
 Comment by Nance Confer March 23rd, 2009 at 8:30 am |
JJ, I did not learn to drive until I moved back to FL — in my late 30s. 🙂 Nance |
 Comment by Kim March 23rd, 2009 at 9:33 am |
Hey JJ, thanks for mentioning the post. Prepaid cell phones were a bit of a novelty to me. Targeted to people who had declared bankruptcy or who had no actual intention of using it because the minutes were so much more expensive than a contract plan. I certainly don’t mind if my daughter has to pay more for minutes. I don’t expect her to use enough to keep her busy all through class! |