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What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation | US education | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
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What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation | US education | The Guardian::Teachers say mobile phones make their lives a living hell – so one Massachusetts school barred them

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[–] 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child)

I never said anything about restricting access to information. We're talking about banning phones from classrooms, which I see as no different from not letting kids drive cars.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Smartphones give access to information. Lock a kid in a classroom or a detention hall and without that phone they're isolated.

    They're also isolated from family and people who might help them if they're being wrongfully detained.

    A car is large heavy machinery. Even adults in cars are dangerous. It's a lot harder to cause destruction or accidentally kill someone with a smartphone. And it's a lot easier to make someone disappear when they don't have a working smartphone. Not a close comparison.

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