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kimbutgar

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10. That is the main reason I never substitute teach in middle and high school

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 12:15 PM

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They’re on their phone when they should be doing the task the teacher assigned

And in grade school I notice a difference in classes where the teachers use computers less and the students are nicer and do their work. I love being in the class where the computers are locked in the cabinet while I’m there.

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Students Spend A Third Of Their School Day On Their Smartphone, Study Says [View all] highplainsdem Tuesday OP

And, still barely learn anything. OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #1

Allow me to testify . . . . . no_hypocrisy Tuesday #2

Quite Different Than What I See ProfessorGAC Tuesday #3

My school is run by administrators with no vision and no guts. no_hypocrisy Tuesday #13

Well, That Would Sure Explain It ProfessorGAC Tuesday #14

It's more than like a drug. It IS a drug. This is a crisis of the learning climate of schools. Principals and parent- ancianita Tuesday #9

I really do favor some restrictions on phones in school. Happy Hoosier Tuesday #4

We need to get iPads, smart phones, and other technology out of elementary classrooms. Lonestarblue Tuesday #5

Thats horrible!! (As I type this from my smartphone) SSJVegeta Tuesday #6

But are you in school while you're typing this? llmart Tuesday #7

Not school... SSJVegeta Tuesday #8

That is the main reason I never substitute teach in middle and high school kimbutgar Tuesday #10

It seems to me that we are entering a new era of learning and teaching. Computer technologiy has changed the way we CTyankee Tuesday #11

Why is every school not taking them away Tree Lady Tuesday #12

sexting & bullying peers is a full time job these days nt msongs Tuesday #15