#so i am absolutely bamboozled at the concept of kids bringing SMARTPHONES to school. like what do you mean you as a parent are buying | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

fingertipsmp3 · 7 months

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The overall concept of kids bringing their phones to school BAFFLES me tbh. Like what do you mean 10 year olds have phones? What do you mean they’re allowed to bring them to school???

#i got my first phone when i was 9 but it was literally only because i was going on a trip with my grandparents #my parents wanted a way to keep in touch with us and neither of my grandparents were interested in owning a phone at that time #(my granddad has one now but my grandma hates them with a passion. she doesn’t even like having a landline. she’s so based for that tbh)#anyway. it was a nokia brick and i LOVED it; i thought it was the best because it lit up at the sides and i could take tiny photos #i had about 10 numbers. whenever i got a new person’s number i would text them incessantly #i still was not allowed to take it to school and i wouldn’t have even WANTED to considering 1) what would i have been able to do with it?#we weren’t allowed to text or call people in class and that was really all my phone could do lol #and 2) it would’ve got stolen #tbh i never brought anything nice with me to school because it WOULD’VE got stolen. in the time i was there i had a coat; a bag #and two pencil cases stolen. oh and my watch but whoever stole it dropped it and a teacher found it #NONE of this stuff was as valuable as a phone. i got my pencil cases for £3 maximum at whsmith #so i am absolutely bamboozled at the concept of kids bringing SMARTPHONES to school. like what do you mean you as a parent are buying #something for your kid that costs hundreds of pounds and then LETTING THEM GO TO SCHOOL WITH IT???#‘oh they need to be able to get in touch with me and i need to be able to get in touch with them—‘ call the receptionist’s office #like a normal person!!! sorry but anyone who’s a parent of a school age kid… well most of us anyway. we’re old enough to remember LANDLINES #we’re old enough to know the concept that if someone is at a building; such as a school or workplace; that building has a LANDLINE PHONE #maybe several. and also: if your kid has gone MISSING from school then you need to call the police #that’s it!! if your kid needs you they need to go to school reception. if you need your kid you need to go to or call school reception #i’m sorry i’m not seeing why everyone needs a phone at school. the only thing i can think is if your bus/transport ticket or pass #is on there. even then - it should be in your bag & switched off throughout classes #tbh even at break time - socialise with people?? like by all means check your notifications quickly but you don’t need to be ON your phone #not at break and defffinitely not in class #i had a smartphone all through college and university and i never used it in class. like. i don’t get why people seem to think it’s okay #personal

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