it's crazy, graduated hs in 2004 before the rise of the smartphone. i didn't have a cellphone until i went to college and even then it was a pre-paid flip phone that was absolute trash. didn't even have t9 predictive texting. i remember in college the hype being the motorola razr and even the lg chocolate slide phones (gf had one). i made the leap to the original iphone 2g once they did the massive price drop that pissed off everyone who bought one. no apps then just edge + web but it was still a night and day upgrade for me. back in school the entertainment we had was playing drug warz on the ti-83 calculators, sneaking in a gameboy, or trading pokemon/mtg cards during class or lunchtime. the argument against cellphones in the classroom has always been "what if there's an emergency" but i think with how the teachers and staff have them i doubt the students need them as well.
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