The phone ban has had a big impact on school work

Post by andrei-akopian » Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 5:36 PM UTC

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #54

insane_dreamer wrote: post #46

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> t is the phones specifically that are the problem, not social media. disagree; it's the social media that's the problem; the phone just makes it possible to access it at all times remove social media and you won't have kids on their phones all the time (or, if you're very lucky, they might use them for something productive)

> remove social media and you won't have kids on their phones all the time This is a testable hypothesis. We shouldn’t conclude either way without more evidence. As it stands, enforcing a phone ban has advantages over an app one.

Post by codingdave » Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 5:39 PM UTC

iambateman wrote: post #21

mhh__ wrote: post #15

On the reading question raised by another comment: I went to school recently enough that we had smartphones but before tiktok. You were allowed them but they'd be confiscated if seen in lessons or corridors. On balance I'd probably try and get rid entirely, but vividly recall my academic/engineering/whatever awakening being from downloading huge quantities of textbooks and the like onto my phone at the age of 14 or 1…

I think the question “how do we encourage digital exploration without causing phone addiction” is the defining question of our generation.

Post by hooverd » Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 5:40 PM UTC

andrei-akopian wrote: post #41

Some schools ban phones but allow laptops and tablets. It is the phones specifically that are the problem, not social media. (apparently) My phone usage dropped after I got a personal laptop and an eBook reader. So did pretty much every one else's. The phone is just really inconvenient for anything other than doomscrolling. In my opinion, the lack of alternative activities is overlooked. It is a ban and a prayer that…

Post by wkat4242 » Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 5:42 PM UTC

consf wrote: post #62

naming_the_user wrote: post #45

It really can't be underestimated either for children or adults how much we are dependent on ease of access. If you're stuck in a room and the only thing you can do is read a math textbook you are going to do it. If you are stuck in a room and you have a math textbook and a novel you now have a choice. A phone? A phone is everything else. You're putting "the thing we are supposed to be doing" and "everything else" in…

Managing distraction in an age where everything is at our fingertips is a hard task

Post by lifty » Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 5:45 PM UTC

wkat4242 wrote: post #87

consf wrote: post #62

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Managing distraction in an age where everything is at our fingertips is a hard task

It's not only distraction though. The phone is a window to the internet which offers all the knowledge of the world. And in 'my day' I spent a lot of time at the library which was full of thrillers and comics. And spent most of my time learning about computers and electronics. It's not an unprecedented problem and offers new offers new opportunities too.