Cell+Phones

= = =** __Mr. Chinchen's (also Jordan High School's) Cell Phone Policy__: **=

====If caught, you may be asked to hand it over to me. If you don't make an issue of it, you will get it back after class (except for repeat offenders). ====

====If you put up a fight (and thereby interfere with the education of the entire class), your cell phone will be turned over to your principal, and you may pick it up after school is out. ====

On the other hand, I have never had a student with a cell phone problem that was a great student.
__**Note for parents:**__ if you find that your student is struggling in school (in general -- not just one class), and you KNOW they use their phone a lot, take it away from them! Students with "cell phone problems" often pay MUCH more attention to their phone than they do their teachers. I have seen kids act like you are performing an amputation if the teacher tries to take the phone away, they are so attached to it. Remove the distraction, and at the same time provide an incentive, and you may be amazed at how quickly they turn around struggling grades.