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Canadian schools are experimenting with cellphone bans, but some parents say the devices are lifelines (www.cbc.ca)
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[–] 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children)

I assumed cell phones would be banned in classrooms. When I was in school any sight of a walkman would get it taken away!

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    As an adult with mild ADHD I can admit that my cellphone poisons productivity. I can imagine not doing so well in school if the same fully fledged dopamine machines existed when I was a kid.

    At the same time, I can't imagine a full ban on cellphones being the reasonable course of action. There's probably a compromise in there somewhere.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    As an adult with strong ADHD, I concur. I lock up my phone and keep it far away when working because it's kryptonite for my already minimal ability to focus on the task at hand.

    But cellphones became common-ish when I was in school, and the rule of the time was "it stays in your locker". People were wary of theft and would usually bring them in turned off so teachers wouldn't confiscate them, but it did the job of keeping phones out of hands in class.

    I know parents want to have access to their kids 24/7, but that's such a new mindset and I can't imagine it does much good for kids' development, either.

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