I love technology. Absolutely love it. I own all the latest gadgets, and am not sure how I ever lived without them. It wasn’t until I entered a classroom that I saw them in a new light. If I ever get a chance to meet Steve Jobs I have some suggestions for him.
When I am subbing in junior high or high school I always start with the same spiel; hats and hoods off, and backpacks and purses on the floor. All of these things are used to hide the use of Ipods and cell phone. If these students put half as much time into studying as they did trying to hide their cell phones and earbuds they would all be graduating with honors.
Steve Jobs, here are my suggestions: the Ipod should come equipped with a kill switch so that I can briefly disable your wonderful devise. This way all the children will benefit from my expertise and wisdom. I think movie theaters would be interested in this feature as well. Next, the Iphone should have a feature that allows me to project the text messages that students are sending or receiving on to the wall. My hope would be that this would deter students from sending or receiving them. This would be the modern day equitant to a teacher reading aloud a note being passed in class.
My last suggestion is a bit extreme, but I like it. Before I go into detail about this idea let me explain the policy of the school district I work for as it pertains to electronic devices. Students shall not have them. Period. End of discussion. They stated it more eloquently than that, but that is the jest of it. My idea is that students must download an alert that is electric. If the students phone is not switched off, when it rings the student receives an electrical shock. Mild with the first ring and increasing in intensity as calls or texts continue to come in or go out.
Of course this is just a dream…
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