Cell Phones

[Cory]

Originally Posted by EricH

At my college, it's pretty much anywhere anytime, unless you are in class. Some profs will simply make a comment ("musical interlude"), but others...

Two of my profs have had a "rule": If your phone goes off in class, you bring goodies the next time, for the entire class. So far, no one has brought goodies while I was in class.

My high school says "not during class". I can't remember when they are allowed, mainly because I didn't have one.

One of my physics profs had a rule that if your phone goes off, at the end of the quarter you buy pizza for the entire class.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Cory

One of my physics profs had a rule that if your phone goes off, at the end of the quarter you buy pizza for the entire class.

Mine were freshman English Composition (donuts) and Calc II (cookies), next class. Found out about Calc II when someone's phone went off and they wre warned that the next time it happened...

Most of the syllabi have an "electronics" policy that gives an idea of what is expected. It's impossible to ban all electronics--some classes require a laptop--so most will strongly discourage them. My history prof allowed laptops unless he was showing a movie, in which case he'd call "Screens down."

Then again, I didn't have a cell phone until the middle of the fall semester and now that I have one, I keep it off until I'm done with classes for the day.

[DarkFlame145]

At my school the rule is No cell phones in class, but some teachers dont care. Seniors never really get busted for it. Some teachers will let you use it during study halls.

[Laura_587]

We're not supposed t ohave our phones on us, but everyone has them anyways. My parents consider it a safety issue; I just keep it off.

[Kim Masi]

Up until my sophomore year of high school, phones were not allowed in school, period. you weren't even allowed to use it after the bell rang at the end of the day.

In college, one of my professors (college writing) made us all take out our phones at the beginning of class and turn them off. in the syllabus it said if she caught us texting even once, then she would make us leave and we would have an absence for the day. I think this is a little extreme, but I understand and respect her policy. Most professors don't care otherwise, I just think its rude to them and to other students when a phone goes off.

[Eragon301]

wow, thank you all for your great responses. I just might to well on this paper now

All i have to do now is write it....

[JoshD]

At our school they only allow them before and after school, not even during lunch. But most teachers are more forgiving than the administration on the subject.