• qaz@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    We did this a while ago in the Netherlands and so far the research results on the effects look promising.

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      5 months ago

      Yes even the kids’ reactions generally seemed positive, some mentioned there were more conversations and joking going on in between classes, and cyber bullying was less prevalent (although ‘old school’ bullying seemed to make a comeback somewhat)

  • AuntieFreeze@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    They did something similar in Indiana. It’s not a ‘the cops are coming’ thing. It’s more about having a law that the school can reference when whiny ass parents get mad when a teacher takes a students phone away because it’s disrupting class.

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    5 months ago

    Can we just ban smartphones in general? Please?

    Go back to payphones and pagers and if you need to carry information in your pocket, PDAs where you have useful non-connected apps and download information ahead of time at home and store on the device instead of using a slow, unreliable, garbage tracking device to find what you need.

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      5 months ago

      I’m with you. I have similar relationship with connected devices as I do with cigarettes.

      I don’t like being threatened by the state but banning something has a bonus effect of making it look dirty.