Protecting ourselves共同成长学案
牛津译林版 选修十 Unit 3
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Cellphones are everywhere---everywhere except Aztec High School.
A new policy put in place at the beginning of the school year by the Aztec School Board forbade cellphones from the school’s campus.
“They are interrupting the educational process,”said Kirk Carpenter, the Aztec High School headmaster.“There is no educational benefit from having them here.”
The new policy started recently after long discussions between school and district managers. Aztec school officials said that cellphone use had become a problem during testing sessions.
Carpenter said,“There are also a lot of issues with cellphones. The bottom line is they are not in line with what we are trying to do here, which is providing an education for our students.”
Although he’s heard of no serious objections (反对) to the new rule, the complaint Carpenter hears most often is parents’ being concerned about contacting students directly in case of an emergency.
“That actually slows down the process,”said Carpenter.“If a parent calls a student’s cellphone, it still needs to go through the office. We can’t just let the student leave school. We don’t know who is on the other line. They would still need to call the office to get their children free to leave.” “If you need to contact a student, you can call |