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Maybe it’s a symptom of where I live, but many teenagers I know would simply say “try and take it away from me” and wait for enforcement. Very few teachers woul
by steve_adams_86 3y ago
Maybe it’s a symptom of where I live, but many teenagers I know would simply say “try and take it away from me” and wait for enforcement. Very few teachers would engage, and they know that. Teenagers crave and seek out agency. A phone not only provides some of that to them, but resisting having it taken away does as well. It’s a battleground.
If students can’t use them, neither should adults.
- snovv_crash 3y agoFaraday cage and block all internet in the classroom would make most devices unusable for anything except direct P2P apps like Briar.
- guy98238710 3y agoHigh-tech enforcement of 19th century teaching styles...
- EatingWithForks 3y agoI think this might work in a country like the Netherlands where school shootings aren't a constant fear and teachers are generally entrusted to ensure safety of children while they're in school. In America I think some parents would freak out because of the potential of the child being unable to reach out to a parent or vice versa during an emergency.
- unethical_ban 3y agoNewsflash: there are mechanisms of communication that utilize wires and can be installed in every room in a building! I submit that any effective jamming or interference of wireless devices could be disabled in an emergency. Of course, if there is a rule, it should be enforceable by teachers. Teacher says no phone? Put the fucking phone away, child.
- ghusto 3y agoIt's the Netherlands. We don't roll like that ;)
- steve_adams_86 3y agoHere in Canada we roll in some ways I’m not proud of.
- comfypotato 3y agoObviously physical intervention is ridiculous here, but forcing the student to leave the classroom if they don’t comply is reasonable. That being said, discipline in schools is a huge can of worms in the US. Bu, in principle, the specific phone problem has solutions.