- Hide it behind your water bottle
Not bad, but not great. A clear bottle doesn’t work. A small one doesn’t work. You need chunky water bottles to make this work. One from Stanley does the trick.
- Cut a hole in a book
Great way to hide my phone, I’m just reading REALLY closely. Realistically, though, it’s a waste of a perfectly good book. However, if you really want to try this method, I recommend using “Frankenstein.” If caught, tell your teacher you are exploring a Frankenstein-style mashup of technologies from across the ages.
- Putting your phone in your lap
It’s the easiest option, but you always run the risk of spending a solid five minutes looking into your lap while the teacher looms over you. Make sure to keep your head up.
- Hide it in a pencil pouch
My pencil pouch is just very full, that’s why it’s so tall. Also, that’s why I’m spending so much time on it, I’m organizing everything. You do need a bigger pencil pouch though.
- Buy a calculator phone case
I’m definitely not using my phone — I’m just holding my calculator backwards. I’m a star student. I’m so good at math so much that I use my calculator (backwards) during a Socratic Seminar. That’s how I’m so good at English too.
- Implant a chip in your brain
I’m not sure how you would do this; maybe be a tester for Neuralink or something? On the plus side, you’d get infinite phone access in class. On the downside, you’ll be the latest addition to Elon Musk’s robot army.
- Beg the teacher
Teachers are people too — with enough pestering they might budge. With their permission, you are allowed to use your phone in class. It’s also a win-win: The teacher shakes off a pest and you get the privilege of your phone.
- Just use it
The more suspicious you act, the more suspicious you seem. Just be nonchalant. Hey, maybe the teacher will think nothing of it. Maybe they won’t even notice.
- Use a computer instead
Just say you are using it educationally. Plus, a computer allows you to do more than a phone can while doing all your phone can do using an emulator. Regardless, the motto we learned was “from bell to bell no cell,” not “from bell to bell no laptop.”
- Don’t
What can I say? Without a phone, the teacher will never find it or catch you using it.
