• Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works
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    8 hours ago

    Focus is the end goal in the classroom, otherwise why bother going? They are not prohibited from using smartphones in their life, only in class.

    Honestly what ‘software restrictions’? You were a kid, I was too, most of us were. What’s the first thing you do when you’re told you can’t do something? You find a way around it.

    what did you learn in school today little Timmy?

    i learned to drop tables tunnel into a VPN so I could watch Reels in class

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      7 hours ago

      The article clearly says this is ban is beyond just classes.

      There’s much more to schools than just focus in classes.

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        7 hours ago

        There’s much more to schools than just focus in classes.

        Like in person socialization and relationship building?

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            3 hours ago

            When everyone is looking at their phones, they aren’t engaging with each other.

      • Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works
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        7 hours ago

        The article does not say that.

        This article states That

        National guidelines, introduced in January 2024, recommend banning smartphones from classrooms

        There is a quote that seems to reference students not having their phones between classes, though it is not said whether they are prohibited or do not have access to them.

        in the breaks between the lessons, students would be on their phones and now they’re forced to talk …