MTT

I would just like to mention that, on Friday at SCC, there was an announcement made by the principal over the loud speaker at the beginning of the day that went something like: “When you have your ipods in class or in study hall they are only to be used during your work time for music.  You are not to be playing games.  If you are playing games, you will lose your ipod.  So, please use it only to listen to music.”  I had noticed many ipods in study hall throughout the three days I had been there so far and none of the teachers minded.  I thought maybe it was just that the two teachers in the room didn’t mind during their study hall.  However, after that announcement I started to realize that kids kept them in their pockets all day and a few did use them while working on homework at the end of class.  I would also like to say that I have not seen a single phone in class.  I heard one in the hallway once but I have not seen one at all in class–not even the sneaky under the table or in the sweatshirt moves.  Maybe allowing ipods is a compromise.  The students know the rules and seem to be respectful of them: they aren’t using them during the lesson or during announcements.  So why not allow them?