Tuesday
Oct062009
October 6, 2009 It's Official.
Cell phones have gone too far.
Tonight, during a piano lesson, a dad stepped out to answer his loudly ringing phone. It was the third or fourth time it had happened that day. Trying to keep my cool, I continued working with his son. A minute later, a loud buzz came from the student's pocket. "Hang on," he said. "I gotta take this."
"Okay," I said, standing up. "This lesson is over. I'll see you next week!" I left him gaping on the piano bench. Sorry, folks, but enough is enough.
Tonight, during a piano lesson, a dad stepped out to answer his loudly ringing phone. It was the third or fourth time it had happened that day. Trying to keep my cool, I continued working with his son. A minute later, a loud buzz came from the student's pocket. "Hang on," he said. "I gotta take this."
"Okay," I said, standing up. "This lesson is over. I'll see you next week!" I left him gaping on the piano bench. Sorry, folks, but enough is enough.
Tags: parenting, technology, the darndest things
parenting, technology, the darndest things
Reader Comments (2)
Egads... But don't you know how *important* we are? What if we didn't take those calls? The unthinkable might happen!
I did the same thing until I did it during a client meeting some years ago. My boss quite vehemently let me know that I was to never, ever answer the d*mn phone when I'm with a client. These days I take a bit of joy in ignoring the phone. :)
I've had parents/guardians answer them during IEP meetings. Crazy!