Student's iPod Blows Up in Class

I'm lucky to be 66 and had the opportunity to see America at its finest. Notice I referred to that time in the past tense. For those who are too young to know what we call "the good ole days" I'm sorry you missed out on the civility, honesty, enthusiasm, love of country, thirst for an education and general love for our fellow man. Yes, there were exceptions as in any society, however, we built the greatest nation the world has ever known and now we see it deteriorating before our very eyes with brutal crimes, drugs, unwed mothers, disrespect for our country and most importantly, disrespect for the good values that make humans, human. Us "boomers" ask why? Why are there more evil people than when we were growing up? Why, are people so inhumane to one another? Why don't people respect the symbols of our freedom that so many have fought for over the centuries? Why has the sanctity of love and marriage between a man and a woman become so valueless? I hope in the end, the pendulum swings back and good values and good judgement prevail. If not, I recommend you learn to speak Chinese and/or Arabic.

WOW-lets see who we can sue over this.
1. The school-because the student should have been told more often not to bring it.
2. The company (of course)
3. The school-for not seeing the potential damage to other students
ETC> ETC> ETC>

Wow...........I wonder what any of you would do if you had Sister Mary Edward for just one day....

Having been educated by Sisters of the Dominican Order in the 1960's well here is my position:

School is now produced by Disney............

My 7th grade son's teacher called me a few weeks ago to ask permission for a lunch detention because my little darling was late for class. After I picked my jaw up off the floor I assured her she never needs to ask permission if he needs to be punished for not following rules.

All of you are a bunch of idiots! Discipline this spoiled brats they have no respect for their neighbors, elders or authority. It all starts at home and channeled through education. Everything has a time and place and the classroom is not it, I don't take a roast beef sandwich to the bathroom and eat it there and you wouldn't either. Ball up and educate/discipline your get away with murder children or you can rest assured that a high percentage of today's youth will make headline news tomorrow and it will not be because they are being awarded the noble peace price, or receiving the keys to city. Crime comes to mind after all some parents set the example. Wake up and revive the days to when even a toddler had more respect than your average young adult or teenager have today. "What a dam shame that we have to walk with our guard up at all times, and in some instances we can't even drive into and out of a neighborhood because thugs own the streets" Who is the realtor responsible for selling them real estate or did they even pay for this streets/neighborhoods?

Where did you guys go to school where you could have a walkman, cd player, cell phone, or hell even a pager on you? Not at my highschool. I had to hide my pager and cell phones well youd never get in past the metal detecters with those. Yeah shadowmancer you must have been pretty bad in school...I never had a teacher let me play with a music player, if it was taken I wouldnt have been texting if I could get a phone in school as they smashed them or they returned them to the parent with the message if it comes back the student fails and the phone is confiscated. Sleep? not in class unless you were making an A already teachers wake you up or slap your desk with a book then it was detention or suspension..Guess it has to do with the fact teachers are scared and a bit lazy now and students are soft and whinney now adays..The girl for having the ipiod i would assume is in detention and yeah to take the ipod apart in class requires toolks and a bit of obvious time doing it so if that happened Id assume the teacher is fired for not paying any attention.

I just wanna say that to all you people who claim kids are spoiled for having ipods in class...shut up...and to all you people who say "kids shouldnt have ipods in class" haha thats funny because im in highschool at this very second and my school permits the use of ipods in class, at the discretion of the teacher. But it does help, tell me what sounds like a better idea, listening to an ipod or having to listen to other students talking or making annoying sounds...ill go with ipod is the better choice, and to all you people who are like "o spoiled kids" this and that, i laugh at you cause i would be willing to put money on the fact that if wen u were a kid ipods existed that u would of been using it just like any other kid that has one...ipods arent a distraction in class as long as u dont blare it or dont use it at unnecassry times, I think its a maturity thing, and if kids can handle it more power to them, and not to mention that i can guarentee that school is alot harder and more stressful then it was 20 or 50 years ago...ipods just help take away from the stress

This is why you don't allow ipods in the classroom...

all of you- stop complaining about the shortcomings of society via the internet and go volunteer to tutor a kid or two.

you are wrong chuck.

kids should not be suspended for bringing electronics to school.

And you know what, while I'm at it... i want everyone to realize something here. When i was in 5th grade, in 1994 we were learning adding and subtracting of fractions. I worked at an afterschool program from 1999 - 2006 and worked with kids between the grades of K -6 ... and in 2006 2nd graders were learning adding and subtracting of fractions.

in 2006 i began attending night classes at new york's most oldest and prestigious school (its what the school says, i dont make this stuff up) ... and grown men could not add 1/4 + 1/8 ... Now 4 years later that class room that began with as many students as 35 maybe 40, has dwindled down to 7, in the final semester.

Just keep in mind that these 2nd graders in 2006, in the town where i went to school, were mathematically running circles around 40 something year old men.

That's sad.

And you think electronic devises are problems
What were the distractions than for those 40 year olds ... because we can't blame ipods for that

Its O.K. Chuck you obviously don't understand how to work electronics. Those of us that do know that it is annoying and considered rude to type in all caps.

Sandra9786, idiot, duh.

First off these ipods are very hard to take apart. You need specials tools to take them apart. Me being a tech guy i know alot. I changed a ton of ipod batteries on various models. Also there are no wires inside ipods. Everything is solid state except the battery. The battery cable is a ribbon cable which you would need a box cutter to slice in 2 to make 1 side + and the other -. I dont believe this story.