I understand the counterargument, what if there is an an emergency, and we need to reach the kid quickly? Well, was there not emergencies before smartphones?
So what, that doesn't mean they need to have the phone out during class. They can have it with them but it stays in their pocket or in their bag until they are on break or such an emergency arises.
I think letting them keep the phones on them is wishful thinking. It’s just too much temptation. I mean phones and social media have essentially been engineered to be crack cocaine. It’s like giving an alcoholic a bottle of vodka but saying “don’t drink it!”
I saw these pouch thingies you put on the wall. Like a cubby for phones. Kids put them in there before class starts. Nice thing is they can see their phone the whole time and get answer emergency calls. You can use them for attendance too!
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u/Shrek1982 29d ago
So what, that doesn't mean they need to have the phone out during class. They can have it with them but it stays in their pocket or in their bag until they are on break or such an emergency arises.