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‘Put learners first’: Unesco calls for global ban on smartphones in schools (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 year ago by soyagi@yiffit.net to c/technology@lemmy.world

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I personally think that responsible smartphone use should be learned and practiced, rather than outright banning them.

I think this shows that adults are terribly addicted to their devices and think if they can't stop using them, children won't either. They certainly can't teach how to use phones responsibly if they can't do it themselves. Unfortunately for children the result is an outright ban.

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[-] n3cr0@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Taking away the most versatile and most commonly used tool shouldn't be the way to go.

If we keep up these obsolete paradigms, students will be forced to stick with ineffective handwritings off whiteboards. Their documents go to the trash after school since the serve no purpose anymore and they use up far too much space.

Instead, students should make excessive use of their digital helpers - as we already do at work or for all the other daily tasks.

[-] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago

If I need to write fast I can't even read my handwriting. Currently teachers send us notes electronically which also gives us more time for discussion. Well, guess how we view the notes.

[-] n3cr0@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I bet some teachers print it all out for reading. 🙈

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