I don't feel any bias coming from this article, because it is mostly quotations and ideas from other people. Personally, I hate the use of abbreviations and I especially dislike the use of them in this article (even if it is to emphasis the topic), so I personally didn’t like the way it was written. The policy W-O has regarding cell phones is very appropriate and I don't feel should be amended; the only issue is that not all students abide by this rule. In my Comm. Tech class, my teacher has our phones turned on silent, and placed on our desks so that if we do get a message we can check it, and decide if we really need to reply to it. Ultimately, it's up to the students to make the change. I feel like the rules in my Comm. Tech class on cell phones is a good idea for a compromise. However, like I said, the success or failure of that method is all on the students' shoulders, and frankly that frightens me. However, if we want to be able to use our cell phones, we have to decide what is urgent enough to be responded to and we have to make the choice to pay attention to our lessons instead of the texts in our phones.
Good use of example to illustrate your opinion, Alenka. I think your teacher has the right idea. After all, whether students have them in the open or conceal them (at least, try to...) under their desks, it's still their choice whether to use their phones.
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