br549 I totally agree with your statement about cell phones and teenagers. My 8 year old wants a cell phone too. I told her when she has a job and can afford the cell phone bills, then she can get one too!!!!

I told my 14 year, old when you have a need for a phone, you will get one.<<<<

But won`t this child be scarred for life because of no fone?

I guess they haven't heard of cell phone jammers.

This just in, a Florida school district has replaced physical education classes with Wii Fit.

LAZY.

I believe in teaching the real authentic way, instead of the technology way. Don't forget, cell phones run on batteries, and our human brains have to run on food, and water..easy way for rejuicing the human minds.

Yes, and it is an affluent area. Even the family pets have cell phones. :)

This is a bunch of bureaucratic horse farts.

Anyone notice the story is from Florida? LOL

Seems all fine, until you get a kid without a cell phone.

"we don't care. We don't have to; we're the Phone Company."
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The poor customer service spans generations. :)

Hello?, Hello?, Is this the party to whom I'm speaking?

Hopefully with this type of teaching we will soon be known as the country with the best texters! Kudos to the phone company lobbists.

Beautiful memories, eh?

coyote, "hello, operator? Can you give me number 9 on my party line?" Thanks for reminding me of the good ole' days!

janesvillecomments - "Buggy whip factory". That's rich!! LOL! Also, I forgot about Mannix having a car phone! Sweet deal!

Telephone operator was the career my Grandmother transitioned to when she was laid off from her job at the buggy whip factory.

My grandparents went from no phone service to party line phones to standard phones.
My parents went from party line phones to standard phones to cell phones.
As a kid, I remember checking the phone booth across the street from Mercy Hospital for abandoned change when I'd pass it on the way to the corner grocery. I also recall thinking how neat it was that detective Joe Mannix had a phone in his car!

I suspect some type of communications/data implant with a contact lens-type of display will be available to the average consumer in my lifetime. I don't think I'll be getting one though.

Scholars and researchers in the field of educational technology have long known that mobile devices can enhance content area learning and student engagement. I wonder if any Janesville area teachers are using them, or if they've considered writing grants or partnering with companies like Verizon or AT&T to purchase them? Many schools around the country are doing just that, since mobile devices can be used to capture audio/video/photo, use Internet browsers, and even for word processing.

If you can't teach, tech!

Awww Crap!!! They can't teach 'em to read or write, so they let them play with their phone all day. What are they getting paid for, telephone operator? Anybody remember what those were?