In its latest edition, the Wichita Eagle takes a look at the phenomenon:
It's fairly easy to get away with using a cell phone, especially with teachers who aren't very strict, added Ashton Bethel, a Southeast sophomore.
"You just go under the desk and hide it," she said.
A recent national poll shows that these Wichita-area students are in the majority when it comes to surreptitious cell phone use by teens.
About two-thirds of students who are supposed to keep their phones off use them during the school day anyway, according to an online survey commissioned by Common Sense Media, a California nonprofit that researches how media affects children.
"Even at the junior high level, they're breaking out iPhones," said Bailey Ketterman, who has worked as a substitute teacher at several Wichita-area suburban districts. "It's definitely a widespread problem."
1 comment:
I Think this ashton bethel student is very smart.
I praise her for her texting skills for it can be very helpful during school situations. for example what if her sister needed something? Or what happens if she forgets a homework assignment?
texting is a real life skill unlike algebra 2 and if you can multi-task between idiotic school subjects and real life skills such as secretive communication , then damn your a brilliant effing kid.
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