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Maybe I'm out of the loop... smartphones are allowed in the first place? When did that happen? In my high school, cell phones and ipods (at the time) were to be in lockers and turned off during the day. It was an insta-detention if you were seen using one.
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Around here, unfortunately yes. The general argument I've heard is that kids need to be able to contact parents in an emergency, or something.
There should be a public phone (manned by an administrator or teacher) that parents can call and get connected to their child or vice versa. Allowing smartphones for everyone is an unbelievable distraction.
Florida School District Banned Cellphones. Here's What Happened
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/31/technology/florida-school...
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Those light phones are interesting products and I thought about trying one at one point but seen some mixed reviews.
Why can’t someone just make a phone. I don’t need a phone that plays music or can listen to podcast. I just need a phone that can make calls and make texts. I think their problem is they wanted this phone to still be like a smart phone.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nokia-1-77-Inch-Feature-Phone-Singl...
I'd happily give this to my own child so they can reach me in emergencies, but there is no risk of them going on TikTok or anything else. It's "just" a phone.
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You wouldn't believe what an issue this can turn into. Some parents will fight for their kid's right to use cellphones.
Pretty wild.. what's the point in even making them go to school if you're just going to let them goof off on their phone all day? Just let them sit around at home watching TikTok until they turn 18 and have to get a minimum wage job
How ho you think kids that never learned to responsibly use tech will do in college when they are on their own?
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Around here, unfortunately yes. The general argument I've heard is that kids need to be able to contact parents in an emergency, or something.
It's as if the school doesn't have any phones they could use in an emergency.
During active shooter situations, the school isn't going to call the parents of the students. They have other things to worry about. The kids are calling their parents directly.
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Around here, unfortunately yes. The general argument I've heard is that kids need to be able to contact parents in an emergency, or something.
There should be a public phone (manned by an administrator or teacher) that parents can call and get connected to their child or vice versa. Allowing smartphones for everyone is an unbelievable distraction.
ADHD tangent aside my point is: I can see the need these days, however I like the idea of a dumb phone that just has the basics. Definitely no tiktok, facebook, etc.
Those phones contain all the knowledge the school pretends to teach the students. Techers are worried because they see telephones as competition. This would be a nice experiment: Divide the students into two groups and let one group come to school without phones and let the other group stay home and learn the same material from their phones. If the material to be learned is well-defined I believe that students stayin…
Those phones contain all the knowledge the school pretends to teach the students. Techers are worried because they see telephones as competition. This would be a nice experiment: Divide the students into two groups and let one group come to school without phones and let the other group stay home and learn the same material from their phones. If the material to be learned is well-defined I believe that students stayin…
Extremely wrong. Most people don't have the will and motivation to learn complex stuff on their own without external pressure, especially stuff they're not naturally interested in.
There's a reason people still go to college despite all the knowledge being available freely online. There's great value in learning in a structured environment alongside peers with whom you can freely exchange knowledge.