On Sat, 07 Jun 2014 22:52:18 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 6/7/2014 5:02 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>> On 6/7/2014 4:42 PM, Jeßus wrote:
>>> On Sat, 07 Jun 2014 08:06:02 -0400, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>
>>>> Seattle must have some very strange schools. I've never heard of a
>>>> teacher insisting all students have cell phones with cameras. In my
>>>> area (South Carolina) if students take cell phones to school they must
>>>> be turned *off*. If caught texting or web surfing in class, the phone
>>>> is confiscated and the kid gets sent home with a note; they have to
>>>> explain to their parents what happened.
>>>
>>> That makes much more sense.
>>> Julie's tale, OTOH...
>>
>> I thought most of the time school assignments were available
>> online, these days. Sure seems more reasonable than having
>> kids call the teacher for a forgotten homework assignment.
>>
>Julie did mention online access. And some convoluted reason, they
>changed the web site so the the teachers couldn't put up school
>assignments. Then they fixed it. It's so difficult to keep up.
>
>At one point Julie said they don't use books at all anymore. Oh how sad!
>
>Then she mentioned how hard it was for her daughter to get to class in
>such a short time between periods because she's got a heavy backpack.
>Doesn't make sense to need a backpack if you don't have to carry books.
> Or notebooks, pencils or pens. Apparently all they need is a cell
>phone with a camera. :-D

A school with no books.
R i g h t . . .