Most of the teachers have been on the side of no phones as well as some students. Alex Bitterman quotes, “I feel like there is more structure in the school; however, the new policy will have its ups and downs like all things.” Not allowing phones in the classroom has shown to help the learning environment for the teachers and students. It helps the teachers engage with the students while also creating more of a teacher-student bond that doesn't involve screens. 

However, there has been a backlash against the new phone policy from the students. This type of structure is new for a lot of students so it's a big change. Students aren't happy to go from phone time all the time to no phones whatsoever. Trenton Valet states, “Even though last year we didn’t have our phones that often, it’s been harder to adjust to no headphones.”  The school has been very lenient on headphones up until this year, but the new no-phone policy also accounts for headphones and earbuds being cut as well.

These changes are going to be hard for the students to adjust to at first, but in the end, it will be very beneficial.

MCC has a wide variety of classes from Online to In-Person to even courses where students learn what it is like to actually do the job you're learning! These types of courses are called academies. The academy courses help students learn by providing more hands-on learning in order for the students to reach their full potential and get a taste of what their college experience would be like. However, the majority of the classes recommended for high school students are general-education courses. These are the classes required for every college student in order to graduate.  This allows the students to get a jump start on their college credits while also finishing high school. 

What is best about taking MCC classes while in high school?  It's FREE!  All students have the opportunity to start their college path, and the high school pays for it.  However, if a student were to fail one of these courses, they would then have to pay for the price of the class. Failure is highly unlikely though, because the MCC professors work with each student to help them succeed in every way!