Submitted by ron smith (not verified) on May 31, 2006 - 00:32.
Jen,
that is a fair point, and I have had students say that they either had to pay for texting or it wasn't offered on their plan, so I don't text them. You are right, most of the kids' phones are paid for by their parents, so that might a concern. However, I was just at the Verizon store (just now) and I asked what texting without a plan costs: two cents to receive and eight cents to send. So, if I send each kid 100 text messages in a month, it might add $2 to their bill. If they answer me 25 times, it would add another $2. Most of the kids have unlimited or some huge number of texts allowable in a month.
No student is compelled to give me their number, but since I freely give my cell number, my home number (most of my kids have spoken to my wife), it seems to me that they trust me with theirs.
Jen, that is a fair point,
Submitted by ron smith (not verified) on May 31, 2006 - 00:32.
Jen,
that is a fair point, and I have had students say that they either had to pay for texting or it wasn't offered on their plan, so I don't text them. You are right, most of the kids' phones are paid for by their parents, so that might a concern. However, I was just at the Verizon store (just now) and I asked what texting without a plan costs: two cents to receive and eight cents to send. So, if I send each kid 100 text messages in a month, it might add $2 to their bill. If they answer me 25 times, it would add another $2. Most of the kids have unlimited or some huge number of texts allowable in a month.
No student is compelled to give me their number, but since I freely give my cell number, my home number (most of my kids have spoken to my wife), it seems to me that they trust me with theirs.