text: I also think teachers should ask for the students to put their cell phones in a basket during class and for them to pick their phone up on their way out of class. It makes the teacher certain that the students are paying attention, but also allows the students to have them during free times. If a student won't put their phone in the basket, I think they should at the very least have the decency to turn them off. They don't only distract the student using the phone, it also distracts students around them. Doing these things will make catching whoever is using their cell phones easier to catch, for they will be the only ones with a phone at the time. Those who are using them, should have consequences. These consequences could vary from detentions to having the phone taken away for the remainder of the class hour.