How ironic for Ms. Paul to suggest that we can teach kids to be safe, responsible and independent by taking away their access to a device that so many of their parents cling to throughout their days.
Try teaching a student whose boyfriend broke up with her via text between classes. Try assisting one student during a test while another behind you is photographing the test. Try finding teachers who care enough not to quit after eight years.
During my 15 years as an English teacher basking in teenagers' moods, wit and sometimes even joy I learned that their phones, even if put away in a book bag in class, continued to colonize their minds.
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