The decision of the school authorities to ban mobile phones might be right or wrong. The ban will be lifted or not. Time will tell. But after last week’s events one thing is sure. We won’t allow the decisions to be taken without us.

When √ headmaster announced last Monday that phones would be banned, everybody was shocked. At the beginning we just couldn’t imagine a few hours without our mobiles. But then we realized something more important. Nobody had asked us for an opinion, nobody had tried to negociate. It was just another regulation to conform to. That’s when the idea of a “silent break” was born. I’m so glad so many of you joined in. When the long break started on Wednesday, nobody chatted, nobody gossiped or answered √ teachers’ questions. We just stood in the corridors, holding hands and displaying posters demanding our rights. We kept quiet for a full half an hour and the silence was louder than any riot we could have organized.

I’m not going to argue here that students should be allowed to carry their mobiles to school or use them during classes. Obviosly, the regulation is partly the students’ fault and we should reconsider our behavior as well. But a ban can’t be a solution to every problem. Even if we behave like children from time to time √ it doesn’t mean we should be treated as such.

I hope we will be heard soon. But I wonder how many “silent breaks” it will take...

Two weeks ago I came back from a holiday made by our school. It was a camp in √ Polish seaside √ in √ town not far from the popular turist resort called Sopot. [On the sea √ are many nice towns. I often spend there √ holiday. Last year I was in Gdańsk and Kołobrzeg. The stay there was wonderful.]

In my opinion, the holiday was the worsest in my life. A camp where we stayed was not like I thought. It had got damaged furniture, the beds were not comfortably and √ pillows were dirty. Also, √ food was not delicious. We had to eat the same food every day. Other thing is that √ water in the shower was very cold and I √ not used to have a cold shower every morning and evening.

The activities were really boring too and did not teach us lot. I think that in the future the camp could be better organized. For example, the food should be taster. √ Showers could be cleaner and bigger. And the activities shouldn’t be so boring. [For me, sport is very important. It keep us fit and healthy. And the diet is √ second thing teenagers have to give atention √ because we often get fat in this time of life.] I want √ apology from our principal. It was a school camp so he should check everything. He should always know what’s going on and what is the situation √. I hope next year the camp will be different.