Comments on: Coping with Cell Phones in the Kingdom http://xrdarabia.org/2010/02/09/coping-with-cell-phones-in-the-kingdom/ Informed comment and commentary about Saudi Arabia, reform, and its relations with the US Fri, 25 May 2012 21:12:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: uberVU - social comments http://xrdarabia.org/2010/02/09/coping-with-cell-phones-in-the-kingdom/comment-page-1/#comment-28400 uberVU - social comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:28:53 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9691#comment-28400 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by cardlesspayer: Coping with Cell Phones in the Kingdom | Crossroads Arabia: Cell phones and their related technologies are proving... http://bit.ly/cyHx0o... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: Chiara http://xrdarabia.org/2010/02/09/coping-with-cell-phones-in-the-kingdom/comment-page-1/#comment-28392 Chiara Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:34:31 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9691#comment-28392 I have student patients who take calls during their psychotherapy session--usually only once, then they get the idea from the look on my face. The recalcitrant, defiant, are welcome to waste their therapy time on the phone, but most figure out they could just--turn it off for an hour and lie, I mean be vague, about where they were. I have student patients who take calls during their psychotherapy session–usually only once, then they get the idea from the look on my face. The recalcitrant, defiant, are welcome to waste their therapy time on the phone, but most figure out they could just–turn it off for an hour and lie, I mean be vague, about where they were.

]]> By: Sparky http://xrdarabia.org/2010/02/09/coping-with-cell-phones-in-the-kingdom/comment-page-1/#comment-28383 Sparky Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:19:27 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9691#comment-28383 Cell phones are Saudi women's babies. There is an umbilical cord cord between the two. The further you separate the two, the greater the risk you endanger the baby's life. Generally they will use them to chat and exchange pictures, videos etc. I allow the student's babies to be visible as long as they are not using them. If they try to hide them and do something, I don't make a big deal of it because at least their motor mouths are shut. I tell my students to put their babies to sleep and they laugh. I have had an issue with one particular student when I got a flash from her camera. I told her "Please don't take a photo of me". See some of these girls do and have when they don't like a teacher and you can imagine what happens to the picture. The same girl was talking on the phone to tell another student to come to class because I was taking roll. I took her phone. I tolerate the psychological attachment to the phones as long as it doesn't get ridiculously in my face like I am talking to the class and a student is talking on the my phone. I say to them if you have a call, take it outside which includes answering it outside. Them seem to respect that rule especially when I took that particular student's phone. She physically grabbed my arm and said, "Please teacher." I was thinking "Oh no she didn't." I said, "Look, your phone is always flashing pictures and you are talking on it while I am teaching...I am taking your camera and get your hands off of me now." Needless to say she took her hands off of me because I was ready to knock her out. Anyhow, my students seem to respect my bit of leniency but within boundaries. Cell phones are Saudi women’s babies. There is an umbilical cord cord between the two. The further you separate the two, the greater the risk you endanger the baby’s life.

Generally they will use them to chat and exchange pictures, videos etc. I allow the student’s babies to be visible as long as they are not using them. If they try to hide them and do something, I don’t make a big deal of it because at least their motor mouths are shut. I tell my students to put their babies to sleep and they laugh. I have had an issue with one particular student when I got a flash from her camera. I told her “Please don’t take a photo of me”. See some of these girls do and have when they don’t like a teacher and you can imagine what happens to the picture. The same girl was talking on the phone to tell another student to come to class because I was taking roll. I took her phone. I tolerate the psychological attachment to the phones as long as it doesn’t get ridiculously in my face like I am talking to the class and a student is talking on the my phone. I say to them if you have a call, take it outside which includes answering it outside. Them seem to respect that rule especially when I took that particular student’s phone. She physically grabbed my arm and said, “Please teacher.” I was thinking “Oh no she didn’t.” I said, “Look, your phone is always flashing pictures and you are talking on it while I am teaching…I am taking your camera and get your hands off of me now.” Needless to say she took her hands off of me because I was ready to knock her out. Anyhow, my students seem to respect my bit of leniency but within boundaries.

]]> By: John Burgess http://xrdarabia.org/2010/02/09/coping-with-cell-phones-in-the-kingdom/comment-page-1/#comment-28346 John Burgess Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:42:41 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9691#comment-28346 The papers have noted riots at boys' schools, too. There, the issue has mostly been cheating. The papers have noted riots at boys’ schools, too. There, the issue has mostly been cheating.

]]> By: coolred38 http://xrdarabia.org/2010/02/09/coping-with-cell-phones-in-the-kingdom/comment-page-1/#comment-28340 coolred38 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:44:26 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9691#comment-28340 Whats with the spate of articles detailing students and cell phone riots etc? Here and other places. One wonders how it is Arab girls can get bent out of shape, and potentially riot or cause problems, over something like their phone being taken...but not over the fact that they are second class citizens in their own country. hmmm? Whats with the spate of articles detailing students and cell phone riots etc? Here and other places. One wonders how it is Arab girls can get bent out of shape, and potentially riot or cause problems, over something like their phone being taken…but not over the fact that they are second class citizens in their own country. hmmm?

]]> By: Sparky http://xrdarabia.org/2010/02/09/coping-with-cell-phones-in-the-kingdom/comment-page-1/#comment-28335 Sparky Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:00:40 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9691#comment-28335 A little off topic. I wonder how Saudi Arabia would cope with airsoft guns. I am going to try to get some here. That or on a plane. However, I hand it over at the counter in a locked box telling them "This is a toy!" A little off topic. I wonder how Saudi Arabia would cope with airsoft guns. I am going to try to get some here. That or on a plane. However, I hand it over at the counter in a locked box telling them “This is a toy!”

]]> By: DW http://xrdarabia.org/2010/02/09/coping-with-cell-phones-in-the-kingdom/comment-page-1/#comment-28334 DW Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:53:40 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9691#comment-28334 In my personal view, its not technology which is at fault here.. I assure you that there are many incomptent people in important positions that lack the skills to resolve problems in proper etiquite. The younger generations are more technologically aware, prohibiting an item without understanding it or the user attachment to it in consideration would leave a lot of room for things to go wrong. Sure students can be impudent brats.. but that even doesn't make them that many of them join a riot without being provoked. In my personal view, its not technology which is at fault here.. I assure you that there are many incomptent people in important positions that lack the skills to resolve problems in proper etiquite. The younger generations are more technologically aware, prohibiting an item without understanding it or the user attachment to it in consideration would leave a lot of room for things to go wrong.

Sure students can be impudent brats.. but that even doesn’t make them that many of them join a riot without being provoked.

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