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The main (literal) takeaway is that teachers can now confiscate phones. Over here, at the other end of the Baltic sea, there's an ongoing debate about phones i
by Tade0 2y ago
The main (literal) takeaway is that teachers can now confiscate phones.
Over here, at the other end of the Baltic sea, there's an ongoing debate about phones in the classroom and some schools have regulations in place regarding the use of electronic devices, but these are largely toothless as otherwise they would infringe on the right to property.
I graduated high school before the smartphone era, so I don't have much of a point of reference, but I'm leaning on disallowing at least Wi-Fi/mobile data - that's the largest source of distraction in my view.
- esperent 2y ago> they would infringe on the right to property. Can children bring in portable hifi systems? What about those squeaky chicken toys? Or a water pistol?
- Tade0 2y agoMy sister's friend brought a microwave oven once and started making grilled cheese sandwiches during recess. He was told to unplug and never bring it again, but it was not confiscated. My classmate brought a super-sized calculator to class for tests, as he had a medical condition which allowed him to bring "a calculator". The buttons made a lot of noise but, again, it was not confiscated.
- badc0ffee 2y agoCan you make grilled cheese in a microwave?
- esperent 2y agoProbably some disgusting prepackaged microwavable "cheese" sandwiches.
- badc0ffee 2y agoTurns out you're right: https://foodisstupid.substack.com/p/can-you-make-toast-in-your-microwave https://foodisstupid.substack.com/p/can-you-make-toast-in-yo... The hot pockets "crisping sleeve" makes this possible.
- asadotzler 2y agothe hifi system has a much better chance at attaching itself to freedom of speech protections than squeaky chickens or toy guns.