July 2, 2025
Using Phones in the Classroom
Today we discussed in my English class if students must use their phones in classes. A classmate said that yes, with control. Control? hahaha, of course. As if the students were going to open the dictionary only, not TikTok.
I am teacher too, and I know what is the matter: you give them a bit of liberty and the going at the extrem. The theory sounds beautiful, but in the practice it is a disaster. Many people know it, but they are afraid to sound striclty.
It is not be "square". It is be realist.
When someone talks about using phones in clases, I can't avoid remember the videos in American schools, where students are doing all unless studying or paying attention.
What is your opinion? Can use phone with "control" or it is pure nonsense?
Usar celulares en el salón de clases.
Hoy discutimos en mi clase Inglés si los estudiantes deberían usar sus celulares en clases. Una compañera dijo que sí, pero con control. ¿Control? jajaja, claro. Como si los estudiantes fueran a abrir solo el diccionario y no TikTok.
Yo también soy profe, y sé lo que pasa: les das un poco de libertad y se van al extremo. En teoría suena bonito, pero en la práctica es un desastre. Muchas personas lo saben, pero les miedo sonar estrictos.
No es ser "cuadrado". Es ser realista.
Cuando alguien habla sobre usar celulares en clase, no puedo evitar recordad los vídeos en las escuelas americanas, dónde los estudiantes hacen de todo excepto estudiar y poner atención.
¿Ustedes qué opinan? ¿Se puede usar "con control" o es puro cuento?
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There's an idiom used for this: Give someone an inch, and they'll take a mile.
The theory sounds beautifulgreat, but in the practice it is a disaster.
'Beautiful' might be too poetic here, but it depends what tone you're aiming for.
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'Strictly' is an adverb'.
It is not being "square".
Not everyone knows that expression, so I'd maybe change it to 'uptight', 'uncool', or 'old-fashioned'.
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Great work! I'm actually a college instructor and I let people use phones in class, because I feel like it's not my job to beg people to pay attention to me. I teach in America, so students have to pay a lot of money to attend classes. I think it's up to them if they want to waste their money by only paying attention to their phones. However, I don't let them do anything that would distract others, like watching videos with the sound on. For anything below college level, though, I don't think students should be allowed to use their phones in classes.
Using Phones in the Classroom
TIn English class today, we discussed in my English class if students must use their phones in classes.
This is another option--usually the "we discussed" part would come after "today" and "in English class"
A classmate said that yes, with control.
"Said that" can be used in some cases, but I don't think it is ever required. In this case, it would not work, but "said" is the safe bet anyway.
Control?
hHahaha, of course.
As if the students were going to open the dictionary only, not TikTok.
I am a teacher too, and I know what is the matter: you give them a bit of liberty and they going at to the extreme.
if you want to use "going," you could say something like:
...you give them a bit of liberty and they start going to the extreme.
I don't know if the misspelling of "extreme" was a simple mistake or not, but the final syllable is called a "vowel-consonant-e" syllable and that can help with spelling rules.
The theory sounds beautiful, but in the practice it is a disaster.
Many people know it, but they are afraid to sound stricltyt.
"strictly" is an adverb, but "estrictos" is an adjective, so it would be "strict"
ItThis is not being "square".
It's a pretty normal idiom, so it wouldn't need quotation marks. Also, the -ing version is more appropriate here
It is being a realist.
Creo que una traducción sería "It is being realistic."
But the above correction works too (it just changes the adjective to a noun)
When someone talks about using phones in classes, I can't avoid remembering the videos in American schools, where students are doing all unlesseverything except studying or paying attention.
"everything except" could be replaced also with "everything but"
"anything but/except" would be accepted too
"unless" means "a menos que algo estorbe"
For example, you could say "...where students do anything unless a teacher comes to stop them."
What is your opinion?
Can use phones be used with "control," or it is pure nonsense?
"or" helps link the independent clause "is it pure nonsense," so comma is required
also, the reflexive version of many verbs relates to the passive construction in English of something being done, rather than something doing
Se habla español quiere decir "Spanish is spoken" (passive voice)
mientras que
Hablamos español quiere decir "we speak Spanish" (active voice)
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I think you are totally right on this issue!
Phones and social media are designed to be addictive, and typical students haven't developed the requisite self-control to use them responsibly. I mean, ADULTS don't seem to have a good relationship with their phones, so why would kids be better at it? Their brains aren't even fully developed yet!
Clear writing, only some trickier issues where there the English-Spanish language transfer isn't obvious.
Using Phones in the Classroom
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A classmate said that yes, withyes, as long as there is control.
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TheIn theory it sounds beautiful, but in the practice it is a disaster.
Many people know ithis, but they are afraid to sound stricltyt.
It is not be "square".
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It is to be realist.
When someone talks about using phones in classes, I can't avoid remembering the videos inof American schools, where students are doing all unlesseverything except studying or paying attention.
Can students use phones with "control" or it s this pure nonsense?
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I am teacher too, and I know what is the matter: you give them a bit of liberty and the going at the extrem. I am teacher too, and I know what I am a teacher too, and I know what is the matter: you give them a bit of liberty and they go if you want to use "going," you could say something like: ...you give them a bit of liberty and they start going to the extreme. I don't know if the misspelling of "extreme" was a simple mistake or not, but the final syllable is called a "vowel-consonant-e" syllable and that can help with spelling rules. I am a teacher too, There's an idiom used for this: Give someone an inch, and they'll take a mile. |
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The theory sounds beautiful, but in the practice it is a disaster.
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It is not be "square". It is not be "square". I'm not sure what you mean here, sorry
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It is be realist. It is to be realist. It is being a realist. Creo que una traducción sería "It is being realistic." But the above correction works too (it just changes the adjective to a noun) It is being realistic. |
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