So far, I haven't had *too* much of an issue with this...but I've thought if the cell phone thing ever gets to be a problem, it might get the point across to get a confederate to call me mid-class one day on my cell phone, then answer it while standing in front of the class: "Oh, hi...Not much, what about you?" Yak for a minute or so, then hang up. Might be one way to dramatize the "turn it off/set it to vibrate/take it outside" policy.
Then again, the day will probably come when I really do forget to turn the phone off during class and end up getting a call! Maybe we should all have a beginning-of-class ritual where we turn them silent in unison. > > > Subject: RE: Hats and caps in class:cell phones & pagers > From: Joann Jelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 15:47:59 -0800 > X-Message-Number: 14 > > Not for the first time, a student answered a cell phone in class. Her reply > on my "Don't do that!" was, "I have children and will answer the phone > whenever I want." Each time I have directed the student to go outside with > their cell phone business. So I am considering putting up a sign such as, > "If the cell phone stored in your pocket vibrates a signal, answer it > outside the classroom," or something equally droll. Does anyone else have > a policy/procedure (i.e., caution in the syllabus or sign in the classroom) > to handle this situation. > > Joann Jelly > > -- Dr. Michelle Miller Assistant Professor Department of Psychology Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 86001-5106 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~mdm29/ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
