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On the other hand, students can also end up giving away their locations with noise or social media posts on their phones. They can also be in danger of focusing on phones rather than paying attention to their surroundings in an emergency.

That is the primary reason parents push back. They want to be able to reach their children in an emergency. So say you have a group of students hiding in a classroom or a closet. Do you want to trust that they all silenced their phones so they don't ring or have an alert go off?

 

Yes, I'd provide the calculators. All phones, out, as soon as possible, and the ratty Chromebooks, too.

And of course I agree that kids are on their phones less at school. They just shouldn't be there. And if you asked me whether phones should be illegal for kids under 16, I'd say yes.

If you're asking me if I think phones are a very, very underrated problem, the answer is yes, I do. But that's me and I'm in the minority there, I'm sure.

 

Well, they suck as a product - break all the time, mousepads stink, etc - and they track the web browsing habits of kids.

Maybe there's a better product. I just know Google flooded the schools with them and not out of benevolence.

 

My mother made me take keyboarding in ninth grade. She wanted to make sure I knew how to type. I still say that was the most useful class I ever took.

 

Nobody denies phones (well, really, screen addiction) is a real problem. How do we solve it? Not just for kids and teens, but adults as well?

 

I wish I could blame taking notes for it, but my handwriting was always atrocious. I still remember a first-grade teacher telling the class that good penmanship shows good character. lol

 

They are a big problem, but I wouldn't go quite that far. There are still plenty of latchkey kids and young people who have after-school events that need a phone to communicate with their parents. I think rules banning them from classrooms make more sense.

 

My mom still kids me about how I refused to hold a pencil the proper way when they taught us how to write/penmanship in first or second grade. I hold the pen or pencil upright instead of leaning it back between my thumb and finger.

TL;DR: I also have horrible penmanship, and it’s because I’ve always been stubborn!

 

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Show me on the doll where the Chromebook’s touched you.

You know why schools like the Chromebook’s?