Services: I can shovel your driveway, depending on how big it is and how much snow. My rate is $15/hr, tips expected. Call Joey at (720)-652-0378. Wanted Laser Tag Tickets: Will pay good cash for laser tag tickets this Saturday at 3:00 p.m. Please do not tell anyone after exchange is made. Thanks. (720)-652-0378 Love Wanted: Cool young boy (ten), seeks young girl (ten). Call of Duty 17 skills and Pokémon knowledge are a plus. (720)-652-0378 Skateboard: Preferably like the one Toby Hernandez has (blue w/ 昀氀ames and angry skull). May not be able to pay more than $15 depending on snow shoveling money. (720)-652-0378 Letter to the Editor The new “no phone” policy in school is really stupid Dear Daily Recess, I was really annoyed about last week’s cover story, “Joey’s Phone Con昀椀scated: Caught Using Snapchat in English Class,” and I know that everyone else in my class feels the same way. I did a lot of research, and it turns out that the “no cellphone policy” is a recent invention; even our parents didn’t have it when they were growing up! The policy was apparently put in place by power-hungry teachers last year as a last-ditch attempt to get students to pay attention to them. However, teachers sel昀椀shly failed to consider how we would feel if our phones were stripped away from us: A recent survey found that 100% of people in my class were happier when they could watch TikTok as soon as we weren’t learning anything interesting. Texting on my phone has also become a more earth-friendly and less obvious way to pass notes, and teachers did not even think about this when they decided we should no longer have our phones in school! Many people like me can also multitask. I can play Game Pigeon and Chess and listen to Ms. Williams talk about the Civil War at the same time. I also know a lot of people who have been personally PLAINS PARADOX ■ 18