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Confusing title. The body says > Researchers.. did find that spending longer on phones... was linked to lower grades, poor sleep, disruptive behaviour and a la
by BJones12 2y ago
Confusing title. The body says
> Researchers.. did find that spending longer on phones... was linked to lower grades, poor sleep, disruptive behaviour and a lack of exercise. But these outcomes did not differ between schools that banned phones and those that did not.
> those bans in isolation are not enough to tackle the negative impact. We need to do more than just ban phones in schools.”
- gnabgib 2y agoAgreed. The results (https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanepe/article/PIIS2666-7762(25)00003-1/fulltext#app-1 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanepe/article/PIIS2666-7...) don't seem to match the headline on grades either. Plus there's: The phone ban has had a big impact on school work (215 points, 4 months ago, 287 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41819442 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41819442