So I don't understand why schools don't have general policies to not allow these things in class at all (leave them in the locker!). If someone were listening to a walkman or something to that effect when I was in school, it would be confiscated... these days, teachers get threatened or beat up if someone takes their iPod. That's bullshit.
akintz, I don't know about that idea- allowing teachers to confiscate things from kids. I lived in a supposedly strong school district, wasn't a bad kid by any means, got 99.9 percentile on SATs and so on but I still despised most of my high school teachers. A lot of high school teachers are simply not qualified to make important decisions and shouldn't be given too much power than they already have.
Should students be forced to give up their music altogether just because a few bad apples (who are probably going to be flipping burgers in a few years) want to listen to music DURING class? And should students be forced to risk having their DAPs stolen by leaving it in their lockers? Let's not forget school lockers are not a haven from stealing.
For the good high school teachers in the crowd who are going to respond vehemently, please don't bother. Yes, I realize that there are good ones but I'm sure they're in the minority.
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akintz @ Apr 28th 2007 7:49PM
So I don't understand why schools don't have general policies to not allow these things in class at all (leave them in the locker!). If someone were listening to a walkman or something to that effect when I was in school, it would be confiscated... these days, teachers get threatened or beat up if someone takes their iPod. That's bullshit.
Megarain @ Apr 28th 2007 8:37PM
Well, think of it this way:
You're in an art class, say...working with plaster. And to get into your groove you need that one song to really get the juices flowing.
The real trouble is that people need to cheat, not that they can.
Rod @ Apr 28th 2007 11:14PM
akintz, I don't know about that idea- allowing teachers to confiscate things from kids.
I lived in a supposedly strong school district, wasn't a bad kid by any means, got 99.9 percentile on SATs and so on but I still despised most of my high school teachers.
A lot of high school teachers are simply not qualified to make important decisions and shouldn't be given too much power than they already have.
Should students be forced to give up their music altogether just because a few bad apples (who are probably going to be flipping burgers in a few years) want to listen to music DURING class?
And should students be forced to risk having their DAPs stolen by leaving it in their lockers? Let's not forget school lockers are not a haven from stealing.
For the good high school teachers in the crowd who are going to respond vehemently, please don't bother.
Yes, I realize that there are good ones but I'm sure they're in the minority.