That's MR. Cluck to you...!
 Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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Cell phones in class. Personally, I think cell phones should be turned off in class. Kids are there to learn, and being distracted by phone calls or text messages disrupts that. If they must have them turned on, then they should be set to vibrate so as not to disturb anyone else in the room. Same kind of courtesy you expect in a movie theatre. Really though, in most cases there's no need to have it on at all during class. Our son is 12 and wants a cell phone. He doesn't have one yet, and we are negotiating, the sticking point being the cost. If he does get one it will have rules attached, including strict ones around classroom use. Teen-repellant for businesses. This is a much bigger issue than emitting sounds that teens find annoying. What are teens doing hanging around there in the first place? If it's simple socializing, they probably just need a better place to do it. If it's worse than that, which in many cases it may well be, there are whole societal issues around sufficient parenting, child rearing, and ways for teens to spend their leisure time. Either way, driving them from loitering in one place to loitering in another place isn't going to solve the real problem. That said, the business does have every right to operate normally, and if loitering teens are negatively impacting their ability to conduct business, then I don't see anything wrong with using a non-harmful means of persuading them to move along. Kevin _________________ Open: - Freddy Whatzit - 123 laff, no trap, HW50, RB50, low law suit. - Sabretooth Kitty - 108 laff, no drop, low HW, mid cash suit, low law suit. - Good Golly (twin to Miss Molly) - 109 laff, no drop, low HW, low RB, low law suit - Vorpal Bunny - 34 laff sell uber, TU & lure. Test: - Purr Active - 111 laff, no trap, early HW and RB suits, Blood Sucker. - Brown Monkey (mascot bear) - 39 laff sell uber, TU & lure, HW50 suit. |
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