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> What exactly is so difficult to understand about a school being there for educational purposes, and the smartphone directly distracting from that? Smartphone

> What exactly is so difficult to understand about a school being there for educational purposes, and the smartphone directly distracting from that? Smartphone is a universal computer. You can use it for a variety of tasks, including education. Schools are supposed to teach that rather than throwing students back into the stone age. Smartphones (and computers in general) aren't just any tool. If used properly, they are powerful cognitive multipliers. Removing them from schools is like giving every student a lobotomy, because they aren't using their brain the way they are supposed to.

vacuity 3y ago
"Stone age"? Your exaggerations are hardly fitting. What educational tasks is a phone necessary for? Sure, you can search things and have a calculator ready. Out of Excel, Python, math, English, history, art: what use is a smartphone in learning those subjects/skills? I think it can safely be said that most people with smartphones out during class aren't engaged with the content; certainly not while the teacher is actively talking. Students have plenty of time to use social media or whatever outside of school. To make no bones about it: I'm currently a student. I've so far never seen a need to use my smartphone for an educational reason. I've often seen people who have phones out when the teacher is talking. There should be no debate about smartphone usage in class generally being distracting, potentially to people other than the users. You may not agree with the proposed rules, but you're vastly overstating your case.