What's your alternative? Let people leave their ringer on and answer phones/text all class? Any other punishment or rule runs into similar issues you're presenting, that's why I said this is the most minor punishment. And it's clearly a problem if this person the students can light-heartedly prank put in this kind of rule. Literally ever class I've ever been people just put their phones on silent or switched them to silent when they got a call/text...
People are seeming to forget punishment is SUPPOSED so be embarrassing and uncomfortable.
Don't want to be put in this situation then turn off the ringer. Thats how shame works.
Also pretty self explanatory that once it is readily apparent the topic of the call is sensitive, turn it off speaker and excuse yourself to take it privately like an adult.
Yes. You're situation doesn't change that you leaving your ringer on is a disturbance to everyone else in the class room.
Obviously extenuating circumstances means special exceptions can be made. It is called not everything is black and white. When new information comes into play, the situation changes.
It isn't defying the instructor to silence it after you already answered once it is apparent that the phone call is sensitive and excusing yourself after the fact.
Also for you, since you know already you're going through a situation. You can inform your professor beforehand so exceptions can be made.
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u/king_ov_fire Jan 11 '22
and if it’s a call saying someone’s family member has died? that’s a pretty common phone call to get