text: I can even remember that second month of school, just watching kids 'looking at their history book.' They're really texting that athletic boy a yard away. They have even developed a sign language that lets them know that they just received a text, instead of waiting for the vibration. Even the teachers are pulling out their phones. And if its okay to have their phone for a little while, then what's the difference in keeping it in your pocket as your playing phone tag? It is distracting kids from their learning as their partner receives a new text.