About how much texting do you think should be allowed at school - especially high schools or middle schools - per day?
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No texting during the day:
57%
A little seems fine, particularly during lunch or between classes:
35%
Don't even try to regulate it, because you can't:
8%
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Low Volume Texter (1-10) | High Volume Texter (20-40+) |
No texting during the day:
60%
A little seems fine, particularly during lunch or between classes:
35%
Don't even try to regulate it, because you can't:
2%
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No texting during the day:
20%
A little seems fine, particularly during lunch or between classes:
30%
Don't even try to regulate it, because you can't:
50%
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Do you think students should be allowed to keep their cell phones with them during class?
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Yes:
3%
Yes, but their use should be reserved for emergencies:
51%
No:
47%
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Have you heard the term "sexting"?
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Yes, but I don't know what it means:
7%
Yes, and I know what it means:
73%
No:
20%
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Which of the following do you think is the most persuasive argument for letting students keep cell phones at school?
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Cell phones allow parents to stay in contact with their children:
31%
Cell phones are part of the culture now, and schools should recognize their importance:
8%
Cell phones allow students to call for help in case of an emergency:
57%
Cell phones keep the students connected to each other and help to grow relationships:
5%
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Which of the following do you think is the most persuasive argument for banning cell phones - or blocking cell phone signals - in schools?
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Cell phones may be distracting for the students:
78%
Texting or internet browsing on cell phones may increase students' cheating:
17%
Styles and features of different phones may cause jealousy and bad feeling among students:
1%
Cell phones may increase "sexting" by minors:
3%
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At what age do you think students should be allowed to keep their cell phones with them?
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At any age:
9%
Anytime after kindergarten:
2%
Anytime after third grade:
2%
Anytime after fifth grade:
8%
Anytime after eighth grade:
24%
Anytime after tenth grade in high school:
9%
In college or later:
38%
Never:
9%
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Do you think teachers should be allowed to confiscate students' cell phones?
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Yes, at any time:
49%
Yes, only if the student is being distracted by the phone:
35%
Yes, only if other students are being distracted by the phone:
7%
No:
9%
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Low Volume Texter (1-10) | High Volume Texter (20-40+) |
Yes, at any time:
51%
Yes, only if the student is being distracted by the phone:
36%
Yes, only if other students are being distracted by the phone:
7%
No:
7%
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Yes, at any time:
16%
Yes, only if the student is being distracted by the phone:
32%
Yes, only if other students are being distracted by the phone:
16%
No:
37%
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Should teachers or school administrators be allowed to read the text messages or answer calls made to phones confiscated from their students?
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Do you think cell phones should be allowed in student testing rooms?
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Do you think schools should have a record of students' cell phone numbers in order to notify them of emergencies, closings, and messages from teachers?
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Do you think that teachers should be able to contact students directly on students' cell phones?
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Yes, it encourages more communication between the two:
31%
No, the direct communication takes out the parental role:
36%
No, the direct communication could become inappropriate:
33%
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Do you think that students should be able to contact teachers directly on teachers' cell phones?
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Yes, it encourages more communication between the two:
26%
No, the direct communication takes out the parental role:
24%
No, the direct communication could become inappropriate:
50%
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Would (or do) you check your high school-or-younger child's cell phone?
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Yes, I would:
31%
Yes, I do:
13%
No:
16%
My kids don't have cell phones:
7%
I don't have kids:
33%
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Low Volume Texter (1-10) | High Volume Texter (20-40+) |
Yes, I would:
31%
Yes, I do:
14%
No:
16%
My kids don't have cell phones:
7%
I don't have kids:
32%
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Yes, I would:
26%
Yes, I do:
5%
No:
16%
My kids don't have cell phones:
11%
I don't have kids:
42%
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Are you suspicious that your child is sending or receiving sexually explicit texts or pictures?
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Yes:
6%
No:
42%
I don't have children:
43%
I don't even want to think about it!:
9%
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Do you think that schools should consider providing each student with a school-issued cell phone or PDA that would give the teacher and parent a record of every text sent or received?
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Yes, it would cut down on cheating, sexting, or inappropriate behavior:
11%
No, it would be an invasion of privacy:
21%
No, it would be an unnecessary expense:
68%
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Do you think texting in school is more invasive than passing notes?
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Low Volume Texter (1-10) | High Volume Texter (20-40+) |
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Do you believe that common text message slang (like l8r, UR, LOL, etc) is contributing to the decline of the usage of the English language?
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Low Volume Texter (1-10) | High Volume Texter (20-40+) |
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Do you think schools should invest in cell phone signal-jamming devices?
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On average, how many texts do you send a day?
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None:
62%
Five or so:
26%
Ten or so:
6%
Twenty or so:
2%
Thirty or so:
1%
Forty or more:
4%
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