Michael Goi
Yondr pouches.
After the conclusion of the few weeks of living with Yondr pouches, students and staff are starting to reflect on the changes, how the pouches affect their lives, and whether they were a welcome change.
There was some variety of opinions among students, from Anthony Cotek, a senior who said, “It’s been pretty much the same…” to Rachel Ramirez, a junior who described her experience as “…pretty well, but in my chem class, it has been really boring.” However, students may dislike the pouches more than others, as some changes did not matter to some, but to others, this change has meant drastic changes to their lives, and their opinions would reflect those changes.
Mr. Brock shared that he views this as a positive change that has students “…communicating and enjoying each other’s company more…” and that it has been “…going well…” He added that he wanted to thank the school’s administration for implementing the Yondr pouches.
Regarding what they wanted to see improved in the future, the students who answered agreed that teachers should have demagnetizers to get out of the school faster and for emergencies. Cotek argued for demagnetizers, saying, “Give teachers demagnetizers. I think that if we’re spending taxpayer dollars to commit to the system, you might as well go the whole way and equip teachers in the case of emergency or necessity,” with Ramirez adding “…sixth period should have the phone unlocking magnet because of the long and pushy lines, and I need to get on the bus.”