In the past, teachers have struggled getting students to behave while in class, as a result of this schools have now implemented the use of the new Hero app.
“I like it, I think it’s a great way to keep track of student’s behavior and I think we should see what teachers put into it and were not able to see that yet,” geometry teacher Mrs. Yarira Clavijo said.
While many agreed with Clavijo, senior Bryan Paz Quintana expressed a differing opinion stating a dislike for the app.
“I feel like it’s really a waste of time because what’s the point of tracking what we’re doing. At the end of the day were all kids, we may come late to class be absence and get dress coded so what’s the point,” Paz Quintana said.
Although many liked the app, some thought the app could improve upon the discipline section especially as there was no section for student cheating which is a growing problem among students.
“I would add a category for cheating, plagiarism, and academic dishonesty,” stated social studies teacher Jeffery Childers.
Many students and teachers had their own opinions but some thought that the teachers were more at fault and not the app.
“I do not think teachers should put things in Hero app right away, I think we should get some warnings for the first-time offense,” Paz Quintana said.
Many agreed with Paz Quintana, teachers and students alike, saying that certain teachers were the problem and not necessarily the app.
“My hope is that there won’t be any faculty that get trigger happy on it, or that are looking to catch students, that’s never been my approach, but the phone use has had a negative impact on ability to learn so hopefully no teachers motivate students to break that,” Jeffery Childers said.
While some disagreed with Jeffery Childers many people agreed, especially among students who shared many similar views.
“It’s kind of like the teachers though instead of like the app itself. I would tell the teachers instead to like give them warnings and stuff before using the Hero app,” junior Kyle Engasser said.
While many focused on how it might affect the school some were more focused on the effect it would have on the students.
For example, Jeffrey Childers said, “Oh, I think it’s too early to say if it helps break the self-destructive habits of phone addiction and (reduce) distractions from learning it’s a good thing.”
While some agreed that it was a good step for the students of four corners, many thought it was not very helpful, some even damaging their progress.
“I think it is demoting students because teachers are just using the Hero app kids do not know anything and they would get a bad text from their parents regarding to the Hero app,” Engasser said.
