Re: 1 Hour ago - LAUSD approves cellphone ban as Newsom calls for statewide action

bad sector <forgetski@_INVALID.net> wrote:

On 6/19/24 12:49, Chris wrote:

Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:

On 6/19/2024 5:09 AM, Thyme Four Kneegrow Knewz wrote:

The Los Angeles school board Tuesday set in motion a plan to ban cellphones
all day on campus, saying the devices distract students from learning, lead
to anxiety and allow cyberbullying.
 

 

“Very furious,” is how Helen Ho, 16, a rising junior at Narbonne High in
Harbor City, described her reaction. Students need phones for emergency
situations and to maintain access to family, she said.
 
 
At school, she said, she uses her phone for educational purposes, such as
applying to programs or accessing information from fliers that often provide
only QR codes, for which “you can’t use your laptop.”
 
For her, a phone is a source of connection and stability.
 

 
She can do that stuff after school.  This ban has been discussed by
other schools and many may now follow.

 
Already happened in France
https://news.sky.com/story/french-schools-ban-mobile-phones-as-parents-say-the-uk-should-be-next-11489948
 

 
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/chroniques/2024-06-23/madame-julie-s-en-va-heureuse.php?sharing=true
 
 
The above (in French) is the view of a teacher
who's just retiring, pretty depressing!

Not from my reading. It's a simple biography without much of substance
other than "things ain't what they used to be". That's hardly rocket
science. Of course things will change after 34 years of doing the same job.

But the
dilemma arises not from the phones and pads (as
hardware) but from what they run so one altenative
might be to outlaw the digital giants, as many
intend to do and as some have already done.

Or we take the teaching to where the kids are at. Not stick to outmoded
methods which aren't realistic anymore.

Too much screen time is bad, but there are potential benefits to be
grabbed.