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no_hypocrisy

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4. I noticed a change when the schools were re-opened after the Pandemic.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Dec 5, 2023, 09:38 PM

Dec 2023

I sub-teach and the kids were off the rails in the middle school where I work.

They refused to do the work assigned with a few exceptions. They refused to put away their cell phones and watched videos and texted for the 40 minutes of class. And they knew I couldn't do anything to change their behavior. They knew the administration couldn't stop them. They just weren't interested in learning anymore.

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Teens' math, reading in unprecedented decline, says OECD - Reuters [View all] TexasTowelie Dec 2023 OP

On the Road to Idiocracy. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2023 #1

It's the distraction kids have these days. Aussie105 Dec 2023 #2

Probably the teacher shortages more than mobile phone usage IronLionZion Dec 2023 #3

I noticed a change when the schools were re-opened after the Pandemic. no_hypocrisy Dec 2023 #4

Yet, I bet they all passed and moved on to the next grade MichMan Dec 2023 #5

Correct no_hypocrisy Dec 2023 #6

I Didn't Notice That ProfessorGAC Jan 2024 #8

Minnesota middle school bans cellphone use, yielding surprising results progree Dec 2023 #7