The Mobile Phone, about to be hated by some teenagers
Jul 6th 2005, 4:27 am
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The Mobile Phone, about to be hated by some teenagers
Some schools are beginning to send text messages to Parents whose children do not turn up at school.
"In a trial designed to combat increased absenteeism, several Queensland high schools are sending SMS messages to the parents of absent students to advise that their teenagers are not where they should be.
While wayward teenagers might be cursing the text message-tracking system, educators and parents are raving about its success.
"It's working an absolute treat," said John Fitzgerald, principal of Mitchelton State High which is trialling the system. "Unauthorised or unexplained absences at the school have dropped by about 60 per cent. In some parts of the student population, such as among our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, attendance has increased by up to 200 per cent"
http://www.couriermail.news.com.au/c...5E3102,00.html
"In a trial designed to combat increased absenteeism, several Queensland high schools are sending SMS messages to the parents of absent students to advise that their teenagers are not where they should be.
While wayward teenagers might be cursing the text message-tracking system, educators and parents are raving about its success.
"It's working an absolute treat," said John Fitzgerald, principal of Mitchelton State High which is trialling the system. "Unauthorised or unexplained absences at the school have dropped by about 60 per cent. In some parts of the student population, such as among our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, attendance has increased by up to 200 per cent"
http://www.couriermail.news.com.au/c...5E3102,00.html
Jul 6th 2005, 6:32 am
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Re: The Mobile Phone, about to be hated by some teenagers
Originally Posted by ABCDiamond
Some schools are beginning to send text messages to Parents whose children do not turn up at school.
"In a trial designed to combat increased absenteeism, several Queensland high schools are sending SMS messages to the parents of absent students to advise that their teenagers are not where they should be.
While wayward teenagers might be cursing the text message-tracking system, educators and parents are raving about its success.
"It's working an absolute treat," said John Fitzgerald, principal of Mitchelton State High which is trialling the system. "Unauthorised or unexplained absences at the school have dropped by about 60 per cent. In some parts of the student population, such as among our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, attendance has increased by up to 200 per cent"
http://www.couriermail.news.com.au/c...5E3102,00.html
"In a trial designed to combat increased absenteeism, several Queensland high schools are sending SMS messages to the parents of absent students to advise that their teenagers are not where they should be.
While wayward teenagers might be cursing the text message-tracking system, educators and parents are raving about its success.
"It's working an absolute treat," said John Fitzgerald, principal of Mitchelton State High which is trialling the system. "Unauthorised or unexplained absences at the school have dropped by about 60 per cent. In some parts of the student population, such as among our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, attendance has increased by up to 200 per cent"
http://www.couriermail.news.com.au/c...5E3102,00.html
Surely before the advent of mobile phones they could have just rung the parents?
And not all parents have mobiles, or know how to use them, or have them with them. Can they not just keep a home and work phone number for the parents of each child and ring them if the kid is missing?JTL
Jul 6th 2005, 6:48 am
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Re: The Mobile Phone, about to be hated by some teenagers
Originally Posted by JackTheLad
Is this not a 'technology for technologies sake' story?
Surely before the advent of mobile phones they could have just rung the parents? And not all parents have mobiles, or know how to use them, or have them with them. Can they not just keep a home and work phone number for the parents of each child and ring them if the kid is missing?
JTL
Surely before the advent of mobile phones they could have just rung the parents?
And not all parents have mobiles, or know how to use them, or have them with them. Can they not just keep a home and work phone number for the parents of each child and ring them if the kid is missing?JTL
Most teenagers have them, and now they are to learn the downside to their use
With texting systems these days, it must be much easier and less time consuming to send an automatic text from the computer, direct to every number linked to a pupil not in attendance. A matter of seconds for each child.
Jul 6th 2005, 6:50 am
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Re: The Mobile Phone, about to be hated by some teenagers
My knowledge of mobiles isn't vey good, but could they somehow send the Crazy Frog to all the truant's parents and keep ringing it until the kids turned up at school?
Jul 6th 2005, 8:30 am
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Re: The Mobile Phone, about to be hated by some teenagers
Originally Posted by JackTheLad
Is this not a 'technology for technologies sake' story?
Jul 6th 2005, 10:02 am
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Re: The Mobile Phone, about to be hated by some teenagers
At my nephew's school in Wa, an automated machine rings the house at THEN END OF THE DAY and informs the parents that their child was not in school. My nephews says that it always rings at the same time and if you have not been at school then you know to answer the phone, have a pretend conversation with someone, and then your parents are none the wiser. Except for his parents of course because he has told them the scam
and informs the parents that their child was not in school. My nephews says that it always rings at the same time and if you have not been at school then you know to answer the phone, have a pretend conversation with someone, and then your parents are none the wiser. Except for his parents of course because he has told them the scam
