Most Americans support banning phones in schools, but only during classes (www.techspot.com)

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The findings come from the Pew Research Center, which surveyed 5,110 US adults. The results show that 68% of respondents supported a ban on middle and high school students using phones in the classroom, while 24% opposed the idea and 8% were unsure.

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[-] Muffi@programming.dev 9 points 2 years ago

The phones weren't designed to get you addicted to them back then. I am a teacher, and if I had to start every class by convincing all student who didn't put their phones in the phone-locker to do it, then I would have no time left for teaching. I have pivoted to making classroom assignments that students have to complete using their phones instead, and it's working wonders.

[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

The phones weren't designed to get you addicted to them back then.

Umm, yea, I was not a very social person and I was still on my phone for most of my classes lol and I was also still in school for "The Great Switch" when everyone just had smartphones after summer break (including myself)

[-] Muffi@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You cannot honestly say the addictive pull of social media and games today is the same as it was back then. That's like saying weed and heroin are equally addictive.