Many schools ban the use of cellphones during the school day. This week’s article is about a proposal to use them as a reward. Go to the link below and read the article. Write a reflective comment that demonstrates you have read the article and addresses my questions.
Is Mr. Fryer’s proposal likely to make a difference in the New York City schools? Is it appropriate to reward students who do well? What kinds of incentives would work in our school? What sort things should students be rewarded for? How would you go about developing academic success in schools with students from low-income families?
Cellphones as incentives article
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Mr Fryers proposal, might work because if it is specifically targeted at low income families. It would work because, these families need these sort of incentives to stay in school instead dealing drugs. Their thoughts would be directed towards doing good and getting a free phone or free cash. Instead of trying to provide for themselves by doing other work.
In our school, I don’t think this policy would do much in our school. One reason, being that most students in this school come from a higher standard of living. And such incentives unless thousands of dollars really would only persuade a few kids. I think it is a good idea to reward students, because students who are already doing well. Will keep on doing well.
I highly doubt that Mr. Fryer’s proposal will make a difference in NYC schools. I believe that it’s inappropriate to award students this way because students who are actually interested in having a phone will study only to get the phone and after they get the phone as a prize, they’ll go back to their habits of not studying. Incentives that might work in our school are free-lunch passes as well as passes that would allow students to cut to the front of the line. Another incentive that might work is that students would get to leave during lunch-time to go to Chili ways. Students should be awarded for continuous, excellent grades, along with acts that would help improve the community (such as a student organizing his own food drive to feed the poor). To develop academic success among families with low income, I would probably provide free after school tutoring for students who need it. Another thing I would do, if I was in a position to do so, is to provide free trips to a special place for students who do outstandingly well.
I believe that this idea is actually a bit naïve. For students who are actually interested in cell-phones, many of them, as I said before, will probably study just to get a cell-phone and when they get it, will return to their failing habits. Another thing is that I would expect all those who do poorly in school would not be motivated by a cell-phone to do better, because they’ll probably have other things on their minds than school and cell-phones. Finally, my main reason for thinking that this is a bad idea is the fact that these phones could be distributed among some children as young as ten. A few people I know, including myself, didn’t have cell-phones until they were teenagers because their mother’s didn’t want them having cell-phones at a young age for health and social issues. So what’ll happen to the plan if some parents don’t want their children to have phones? This question alone shows how poorly thought of this plan was.
If Mr. Fryer's proposal happens to succeed, I do think it would make a difference in the New York City schools only at the start of this new idea. I think when students get the chance to own a cell phone as a reward of their grades, it’s a good idea, but then they'll start to get distracted. I'm sure not everyone is going to follow the policy as to not make use of the phones during school hours or try to sneak messages while the teacher is explaining something. I do think it's appropriate to reward students who do well, because that motivates them to use the best of their abilities. But Mr. Fryer's proposal to reward low-income students with phones is not exactly appropriate. Students will start to do anything to do well in tests and on their grades, even if it means cheating. I think they'll start to give less weather they learn or not and start caring more about if they ace that test because they crammed everything last night.
At ACS, I think if the school would start thinking of actually rewarding students who do well in their academics instead of honor roll, maybe more students will get more motivated. The sorts of things that would maybe work in our school are allowing students to have a free 15 minute break between a class of their choice to wander around within the school boundaries, therefore getting the permission to turn in whatever was necessary for that class half an hour later than they should have. Maybe also rewarding students with a free purchase of any kind of book they'd like to order or rewarding them with money or a student field trip with all the kids who did well. These are ideas that don’t distract the kids but as well motivate them to do well. It's better to reward kids appropriately rather than just the school trying to earn itself a good name; meaning if all the students are doing anything for high marks, the school will look like its education is good.
The proposal Mr. Fyer is offering I think is a great idea but the problem is that kids will study only for money or time to talk on there cell phone. Learning is for your own will, not for money or time to talk on the cell phone. I think the proposal is kind of silly and will never be accepted in the public schools of New York City. First of all this proposal will take up to much of the states money, and second of all kids will not be studying for there won sake, they will be studying for money.
I think that in our school that it is fine the way it is that cell phones are to be put on silent or switched off. But during lunch or brake cell phones should be allowed. If the proposal was accepted at my school I think it would work since we are a small school and no donation for phones are needed. For academic success I think that money is not the way to put students to study, I think the reward should be like a free lunch or something like that no thing big.
I think Mr.Fryers proposal is a great idea. If i can get money and free phones for going to school and trying extra hard I'd do it. Who wouldnt want free money, cellphones, and free minutes for your phones. As this is also directed for the lower income families, it might urge these students to work harder instead of having their parents or themselves buy it.
Mr. Fryers proposal may or may not make a difference. I am not sure if it would or would not. People with low income might want to earn free cellphones and money. Maybe if you go to an expensive school like we do it would not really affect people unless the reward is of high price. I think it is appropriate to reward students that do well. The work extra hard and they deserve a reward. I think that laptops, money, sometimes cellphones, maybe free cafeteria coupons would work.
This article was very interesting and taught me more about the problems caused by cell phones in schools. Mr. Fryer is fighting for allowing the usage of cell phones in school. He says that they would make special kinds of cell phones with a special kind of program installed on each, that would be given to the students. Motorola has already volunteered to manufacture these kinds of cell phones. The idea Mr. Fryer has introduced is that every time a student gets a good grade or works harder than usual, he would be awarded free minutes on his cell phone. In Mr. Fryer’s opinion, the awarding of free minutes to a hard working student, might encourage others to try to get good grades, in order for them to be awarded, too. But, convincing others about Mr. Fryer’s brilliant plan is extremely difficult. He must convince the nation and its leaders and also receive public support. During the speeches he was giving, Mr. Fryer became frustrated from dealing with the educational politics. Even though, the conflict has been going on for quite a long time, Mr. Fryer is beginning to receive public support.
In my opinion, Mr. Fryer’s idea is brilliant and just might be the key to encouraging others to work harder. Through the awards one will receive, others would be encouraged to work harder in order for them to also be awarded. This idea will make a large difference in the New York City schools because it will encourage others to work harder than usual. The only flaw I notice from Mr. Fryer’s idea is that only students who do well are awarded. I believe all students that put enough effort into their studies and students who are working harder than usual should be awarded. In our school, cell phones are not allowed to be used during school hours. This rule has tried to be overturned several times, but the attempts failed. In my opinion, I believe that we already have enough awards that are given to the students. We are awarded the Honor awards and the Sting awards. In high school, the Sting award is not given out. The Honor awards encourage others to work hard and get good grades, in order for their name to be engraved in a plaque. These plaques are usually placed near the front door. The Sting award, is given out to the most hard working student of the month. He or she is given four coupons each allowing him or her to do different things like eat at Chili House or to watch a movie in the library. In my opinion, this is the award that encourages all the students to work harder because of the honor that you would receive and the coupons you would also receive. I believe that these awards are vital in the encouragement of others to work harder. I do think the cell phone idea should be promoted in the public schools. People from different families attend those schools. Some families are wealthy and others are poor. People who come from poor families would have the chance to receive a free cell phone with free minutes.
This article was very interesting and taught me more about the problems caused by cell phones in schools. Mr. Fryer is fighting for allowing the usage of cell phones in school. He says that they would make special kinds of cell phones with a special kind of program installed on each, that would be given to the students. Motorola has already volunteered to manufacture these kinds of cell phones. The idea Mr. Fryer has introduced is that every time a student gets a good grade or works harder than usual, he would be awarded free minutes on his cell phone. In Mr. Fryer’s opinion, the awarding of free minutes to a hard working student, might encourage others to try to get good grades, in order for them to be awarded, too. But, convincing others about Mr. Fryer’s brilliant plan is extremely difficult. He must convince the nation and its leaders and also receive public support. During the speeches he was giving, Mr. Fryer became frustrated from dealing with the educational politics. Even though, the conflict has been going on for quite a long time, Mr. Fryer is beginning to receive public support.
In my opinion, Mr. Fryer’s idea is brilliant and just might be the key to encouraging others to work harder. Through the awards one will receive, others would be encouraged to work harder in order for them to also be awarded. This idea will make a large difference in the New York City schools because it will encourage others to work harder than usual. The only flaw I notice from Mr. Fryer’s idea is that only students who do well are awarded. I believe all students that put enough effort into their studies and students who are working harder than usual should be awarded. In our school, cell phones are not allowed to be used during school hours. This rule has tried to be overturned several times, but the attempts failed. In my opinion, I believe that we already have enough awards that are given to the students. We are awarded the Honor awards and the Sting awards. In high school, the Sting award is not given out. The Honor awards encourage others to work hard and get good grades, in order for their name to be engraved in a plaque. These plaques are usually placed near the front door. The Sting award, is given out to the most hard working student of the month. He or she is given four coupons each allowing him or her to do different things like eat at Chili House or to watch a movie in the library. In my opinion, this is the award that encourages all the students to work harder because of the honor that you would receive and the coupons you would also receive. I believe that these awards are vital in the encouragement of others to work harder. I do think the cell phone idea should be promoted in the public schools. People from different families attend those schools. Some families are wealthy and others are poor. People who come from poor families would have the chance to receive a free cell phone with free minutes.
I think that the Fryers proposal is an amazing proposal, because I know if I would get a reward to use my phone in school during class I would probably try really hard. But it would be an amazing distraction, not just to you but to the whole class. But that is why if you start to not pay attention and lose your grades, so then your privalage will be taken away.
I think that this reward in this school would probably fit best if we gave the privilage to the highest honor roll students, because I'm sure we will have longer honor lists for each grade and each level of honors. It could also be more helpful, incase of an emergency like the article we've done before called Texting For Security, or something like that, but I think that it would be a great idea if we had rewards as using your phone and free calls.
I think that Mr. Fryer's proposal might work. People could both ignore him and have too many complaints. OR people could think that it is actually a really good idea, and make an experiment with a class to see if it becomes successful. I think that it is defiantly appropriate to reward people who do well in school, but not with cell phones. I think that if students get rewarded with money for going beyond what they are capable of doing, they would be encouraged to do their best every time. But people should not be awarded with cell phones because I think that is definitely a waste of money, and people would just work hard once to get the cell phone and then never do well again! It will not encourage them to keep working hard because minutes to talk are not as big as actually getting the cell phone the first time you do well!
The kinds of initiatives that could work in our school are maybe getting a free lunch pass. Also, a homework pass, and a pass to go to the library instead of class. But I really doubt all these things will actually work!! Students could get rewarded for two things. 1) Improving their grades by a lot and showing more effort in their work then they were before. 2) If they keep getting constant good grades without getting worse as the year goes by. Schools with low-income families should actually be the first schools to reward their students for their academic achievements. If you are a student going to one of those schools, your goal would be to do the best you can so that you can get rewarded with cash and help out your family. Also, it could pay for your college if you do extremely well in school.
In my opinion I think that getting rewarded for what you do truly encourages you do want to do better in school. But I do feel like if students get rewarded for being good academically, what about those students that truly have a hard time in school. Wouldn’t they feel left out and even more unhappy about school, because now not only are they getting bad grades but all their friends are getting money except them. So I think students that excel in any subject including P.E, and electives such as Art, Drama, band, etc. should get rewarded as well. In conclusion, I believe that everyone should get rewarded for doing something good, and by reward I mean CASH!! Hehe.
Mr. Fryer's proposal is likely to make a debate in NYC schools. Some people would actually love the idea, especially students but some would strongly disagree. I think it's appropriate to reward students on doing exceptional work in any shape or form. Whether it's having constant excellent grades or drawing an exceptionally amazing painting in Art. I think money would work, I mean if you tell a student you will get money they will work hard for it. Money would be a great choice for all schools. Free lunches and going out of school for lunch are other incentives our school could do but I don’t think it would work like money. Students should be rewarded on having excellent grades and keeping them for the entire year, or even doing something exceptional in one class. Like creating a website that is useful and has many visitors. I think this should go especially for people coming from low income families, to encourage them to work even harder. I think you would use the same strategy, just keep on constantly rewarding students.
I think I've heard of this idea before. People always had the idea of rewarding students for doing something exceptional. On the other hand some people would strongly disagree saying that students shouldn’t get rewarded for something they should be doing. They shouldn’t get rewarded for learning. This story would always have two sides, and I think it's a great debate.
I think that Mr. Fryers proposal would have an affect to NYC schools, or most of all Harvard University. My supporting reasons to my claim is that, Students would start to say “ Since there is a reward for something we must do, why don’t we study more to assure, that we are going to do.
in a different view I might think that it would not work for students because, they would think that the money for what they are going is kind off like Illegal money. In other words Money they got for something they have done. For me if I was offered to accept or decline this proposal, I would accept, but only for one reason the money.
I dont think Mr Fryers ideas would work because getting awarded a phone might sound great and students might work hard to get one but if they dont succeed then they will get very frustrated. Also after they got the phone they will stop working hard in school again and start being obsessed with their phones. Some kids these days just dont take their hands of their phones. If poor children are targeted for being given phone where will they get credit?
In our school there would probably not be anything to reward the kids with because most families are wealthy and can get things anyways. Some parents though reward their children if they get on the honor role or they get good grades. Students whould be rewarded things like trips to the dead sea or days off. Students should be rewarded for their inegrity, respect, and intellectual growth. Low income familys could win money or a life long supply of food or things like that but not mobile phones.
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