A Teacher Did All He Could to Keep Kids Off Phones. He’s Quitting in Frustration.

[eddiehaskell]

Mitchell Rutherford faced a crisis of confidence as smartphones took over his Arizona classroom and students lost the motivation to learn

Mitchell Rutherford has taught biology at a public high school for 11 years. He’s quitting after this semester because he’s tired of trying to engage students who are lost in their phones.

Schools are losing teachers for a variety of reasons, and phones factor into decisions to leave. Dozens of teachers have told me they spend more time policing kids’ phone use than they do teaching. For Rutherford—a 35-year-old teacher who once embraced technology—seeing kids checked out and, in his view, addicted, robbed him of the joy of teaching.

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it's over for the real world.

[johnnydeep1]

Like 55% of American school children are blacks and hispanics.

Its like a third world nation in most American public schools.

[MiscMathematician]

i get him. students taking pictures of the board every 5 minutes.

i have adapted and accepted this.

still have my goal to educate.

[eddiehaskell]

i get him. students taking pictures of the board every 5 minutes.

i have adapted and accepted this.

still have my goal to educate.

schools should've never bowed down to addiction and kept a strict no phones during school policy from the beginning

[JustiNtense]

How can he reach these KEEEDS

[eddiehaskell]

How can he reach these KEEEDS

keeeds sitting in class hearing blah blah blah chomping at the bit to get on their phones

[latverian41]

Great example to give as a teacher but at the same time if he has no backing what's he going to do.

This country will be a cess pool in another 50 years

[SirFapsAIot]

How can he reach these KEEEDS

lmfao

[eddiehaskell]

parents fooked up when they started giving kids phones at younger and younger ages so they "wouldn't get left behind the technology curve" and "so if they're in danger they can call me" and so "they'll shut up and i can have peace and quiet with a free babysitter".

now you got people giving their 4-5 yr old their own phone. disgusting.

[wasp9166]

Should be turned in entering school

End of story

But stupid Americans will complain ,so,that will never happen

So ,the kids will end up as dumb as the parents

[jimbob007]

Meanwhile the female teachers are trying to get the young boys to use them more.

[FrankCostanza]

How can he reach these KEEEDS

call their fathers.

[RIKTER]

Should be turned in entering school

End of story

But stupid Americans will complain ,so,that will never happen

So ,the kids will end up as dumb as the parents

The ones who will be complaining are the parents....but OMG what if theres an emergency and my 10 year old needs to get ahold of me!11! said every white suburban mother Ive ever met/known.

[wasp9166]

The ones who will be complaining are the parents....but OMG what if theres an emergency and my 10 year old needs to get ahold of me!11! said every white suburban mother Ive ever met/known.

The principal has a phone

No different than1984

Idiots, that was my point

[Shortfuze]

I guess if you can't beat them, join them.
-Use cell phones as part of a lesson plan (maybe use it for research or QR codes where kids have to participate in polls, do lesson-specific surveys etc)
-Independent study time (students can listen to music on cellphones as long as they don't talk and of course, they must be doing their work)
-Maybe teachers can have a pocket holder where kids can put their cellphones in it and get additional points on their tests/quizzes.

[eddiehaskell]

I guess if you can't beat them, join them.
-Use cell phones as part of a lesson plan (maybe use it for research or QR codes where kids have to participate in polls, do lesson-specific surveys etc)
-Independent study time (students can listen to music on cellphones as long as they don't talk and of course, they must be doing their work)
-Maybe teachers can have a pocket holder where kids can put their cellphones in it and get additional points on their tests/quizzes.

hell why not just do the entire k-12 schooling from the phone....maybe one day they'll be able to implant the iphone 36 into our brain...all knowledge online is our knowledge because it's in our brain.

[eddiehaskell]

The ones who will be complaining are the parents....but OMG what if theres an emergency and my 10 year old needs to get ahold of me!11! said every white suburban mother Ive ever met/known.

yep...every suburban sees their child in a situation (school shooter or something) where they can't call for help

[Maestro]

i get him. students taking pictures of the board every 5 minutes.

i have adapted and accepted this.

still have my goal to educate.

Whats your opinion on just continuing to teach even if they're not paying attention. Then when they fail all their homework assignments quizzes and tests you write a comment on their report card stating that the child is not paying attention in class because they're on their phone.

[eddiehaskell]

Whats your opinion on just continuing to teach even if they're not paying attention. Then when they fail all their homework assignments quizzes and tests you write a comment on their report card stating that the child is not paying attention in class because they're on their phone.

most parents just throw their kids at the babysitter/teacher and expect a good outcome...so ultimately the teacher/school end up blaming the teacher if the kids aren't learning. this guy probably got tired of fighting that battle.

[MiscMathematician]

Whats your opinion on just continuing to teach even if they're not paying attention. Then when they fail all their homework assignments quizzes and tests you write a comment on their report card stating that the child is not paying attention in class because they're on their phone.

i would because i have to pay the mortgage. i do my job

but they do still pay attention. usually. they are distracted sometimes, i call on them. it is just a different dynamic