The students of Brockton Public School from Boston, MA on cell phones in the classroom. Thanks to Ms. Dougherty's class for taking time to share your thoughts!

Dear Mr. Kopf,

Hi. We are students in Ms. Dougherty's fifth period class in Y307. We would like you to know that we wrote the mission statement that you read. We are trying to change our school's current cell phone policy and rules for using technology. Different teachers have different ways of using technology in class. Some teachers think its just a big distraction; they don't realize how it can improve our grades and help us learn. In our school, if a student gets caught using their phone or electronic device they get punished-their phone is taken away, they are given demerits and they may even get suspended. Remind101 is awesome because receiving text messages to remind us of our homework is very helpful. Some of us always forget the homework assignment, but we always have our phones so all we have to do is look at the message. We would like for you to speak about why students should be able to use technology in school and think it would have a really positive impact. We love to use technology and enjoy school as well. We believe that using technology for academic purposes is a major step in the right direction. 

Sincerely,

The 5th period students of Y307