Starting out the second semester, new rules and precedents has been set for the students to follow. With all of the past Titan Nation concepts and the new PBIS polices, the students might be finally getting used to the new changes.
One thing that is still sitting uneasy with me is the iPod rule. For the first three years that I’ve been in high school I could listen to my iPod in classes and teachers were okay with it. However, now it’s senior year, and here comes a huge adjustment to my learning style.
Even teachers are starting to realize that students might be working harder when they use their iPods. “It is difficult to monitor, because kids start to take advantage of them. However, since some students are able to concentrate better while listening to their iPods, I think that the good outweighs the bad,” Mrs. Winstanley said.
Personally my iPod is glued to my ears and I listen to it at any time I can. It helps me focus on my homework and other things I have to accomplish. The big change threw me off when I was told I had to work on my homework in silence. That just makes me want to put my head down and sleep.
Some kids will sleep in class or won’t do their work regardless of any rule, but some students are not focusing as well on their tasks because the people around them are distracting. “I find myself less focused when I don’t use my iPod, because there is so much else that is going on,” Evie Walper ’13 said.
More than 200 students were on the two or more F’s list…we need to make a change to get those grades up. But why are students failing in the first place? Is it because they aren’t smart…? NO. Every student works in different ways, and taking the ability to focus while listening to their iPod is unfair. It’s like saying we shouldn’t be allowed to read out loud or work on a computer.
Every year I have taken a survey that asks me if I am a visual learner, note taker, or self learner. Why not an iPod learner? There is always room for change, and I think that we should change this rule back, or at least leave it up to the teachers discretion.
I understand that some teachers might have a problem with the situation because of the iPhone and iPod drama. Howeve, there are other more positive ways to look at these problems then just taking them away completely.
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