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I had to borrow my parents' cell phone when I was in high school, but this was before cell phones became so ubiquitous. I was often the only person with a cell phone when we went out.
As I see it, cell phones are a distraction, especially in the classroom. A couple years ago I did a practicum at a local middle school, and I saw the teacher take away cell phones several times while I was there. One kid had his cell phone taken away so many times that it ended up locked up in the office, and his mom had to come in and bail it out. Why did the kid have it out? Because his mom was texting him while he was in class! She said she thought he would wait until break to check his phone; she obviously overestimated the ability of a middle schooler to exert self-control.
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