‘This is not good role modeling at all in our schools’: Connecticut lawmakers approve bill for cell phone ban in schools — but despite data showing positive impacts on learning, not everyone thinks it’s a good idea
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Connecticut has taken a big step closer to outright banning phones during the school day, but reactions to the news are mixed.
  • flandish@lemmy.worldEnglish
    74·
    17 hours ago

    don’t forget - schools are there to make moldable employees. not solid adult humans. banning cell phones seems to align with the working industry’s rules, too.

    • rockstarmode@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      16 hours ago

      If someone can’t have their mobile device on hand because of stupid employer rules then they need to find a new job.

      I get that you don’t want your team distracted by mobile phone use during work hours, but saying you can’t have one is idiotic. Fuck those employers.

      OTOH kids need to learn that putting the device away to focus is a thing, if they can’t figure it out on their own I’m not against removing the opportunity while they mature.

    • Fluffy Kitty Cat@slrpnk.netEnglish
      32·
      17 hours ago

      As a survivor of the education system, I can concur. I don’t want my kids to go through the same system I did.

      • Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        1·
        5 hours ago

        As a thriver of my education system, I want our education levels back at its peak of the early 2000s.

        Ive a son, currently in middleschool, in CT, and he is not worried about this at all.

        we had early cellphones when I was in highschool, not everyone had one, and they were banned. Go to the librabry computer during your study hall if you really need your fix. Maybe get a book while youre in there.