By: Perla Gutierrez, Staff Writer | September 28, 2022
It’s the month of September and students are finally getting used to the new school year and the things that come with it. This of course includes all the new policies, and one very prominent one being the amended phone policy.
Whilst teachers ask of students to respect the policy on various levels in their classroom, they all have one thing in common; the enforcement of this rule in their classrooms is a lot more strict than last year and many don’t want students to use their phones at all.
This, of course, has left many students disgruntled, but there are some individuals, both teachers and students, who agree that this change is a turn for the better.
The 2021-2022 school year was the year where most students were just coming out of quarantine, and the adjustment to in person classes was a struggle to most, for both staff and students alike. After the mass return to in class instruction, the expectation was that there would be more technological freedom for the students.
Mr. Knutson, Carson High School math and computer science teacher, said, “[Before] it wasn’t heavily enforced because no one wanted to enforce it at that level.”
But this year, there are definitely changes in the classroom.
“For me, phones are a huge distraction, they’re even a distraction to me,” said Mr. Knutson, “there’s a lot of information coming in, they can pull you away.”
It’s not just teachers who believe this to be true.
Lana Arevalo, a junior at CHS claimed, “It is better that it’s getting stricter since a lot of kids are usually on their phone during class, so it’s definitely an improvement.”
Many individuals are in agreement that, with the change this year, phones are less likely to distract the students while in class and that the learning that goes on during that time will be more meaningful.
The hope is that with limited phone use, students will be more active, engaged in the lessons, and not zone out. Of course, there are those who oppose such a view.
CHS junior Eli Flores argued, “Honestly, I think it’s dumb. I think if you use your phone in class, it’s honestly just a consequence to you…. I need music to focus on my assignments and it’s annoying when the teacher makes you put your phone away.”
Additionally, throughout the day, many students walk around with earbuds in their ears, listening to music, and many teachers believe that this should not be the case, at least in their classrooms, because of the obvious distraction.
In general, although many students would disagree with the school’s headphone, it’s a needed requirement that should be enforced because it benefits both teachers and students.
And at least now, students are granted some freedom to use it in-between their breaks and during their free time.
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