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Banning Mobile Phones At Summer Camp
from the oh,-the-horror dept
Now that summer camp sessions are in full swing, many have discovered that, increasingly, campers are showing up carrying a mobile phone. In response, a large number of summer camps now ban mobile phones. Some kids still sneak them in, but the phones are quickly confiscated if the kids are caught with them. Some parents are upset, since they say they want to use the mobile phone to stay connected with their parents, but camp officials point out that part of the reason for sending kids to summer camp is to help them learn how to be independent from their parents.
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Cellphones? When *I* went to camp, I had to send smoke signals if I wanted to communicate. Cokes were contraband. Girls were nowhere to be found. To get to my cabin it was uphill - both ways! And I loved it!
Parents, cut the aprin strings....
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Whatever happened to postcards from camp. WIWAK at summer camp they were required before getting meals.
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I can just see it now...
a generation of dependent children who grow up receiving permission/advice for everything from their parents.
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evolution of mobile phones
In the future cell phones will be implanted in everyone's brain at birth, with no on/off switch. The spammers will love it -- no more pesky filters.
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