I thought we covered this before, but I student taught and subbed for a few years. Then I decided the field was not for me and left it for a more preferable job.
Teaching is a landmine job that doesn't pay you enough.
No offense to you, but one of my biggest regrets in life was settling on that degree choice.
(Though teaching has relatively little to do with the subject at hand).
Years wise- something like 08 - 11
So right before the smartphone boom.
Like I said - you would be surprised. Obviously it doesn't apply to everyone. But even delinquents and truants are very attached to their pocket computers. Everyone wants to stay linked in - take away what a kid wants, they'll do what they need to to get it back.
And Eddv - if you want to complain, at least take me off of ignore instead of doing this baby-fit thing you've been doing for the past two months. You can't pretend to be some paragon of meaningful discussion if you lack the ability to express your problems in a mature manner.