Anonymous wrote:I might be one of the few who would not like it if my daughter's high school banned phones. My daughter has had her phone since middle school and it has never been an issue. She has instagram and tiktok on her phone, both which she rarely uses. She doesn't have snap chat. She has never posted on Instagram and doesn't even click on stories. She is a straight A student who basically uses her phone as a tool and for occasional entertainment. During the day I like that she can reach me and vice versa. I think by high school, students need to learn to moderate themselves.

I would add that her middle school did not allow phones past the front desk. She never brought her phone to middle school.

Anonymous wrote:One issue at our school is online gambling. Kids making bets throughout the day, though we also have some active day traders playing with Robinhood.

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Anonymous wrote:I might be one of the few who would not like it if my daughter's high school banned phones. My daughter has had her phone since middle school and it has never been an issue. She has instagram and tiktok on her phone, both which she rarely uses. She doesn't have snap chat. She has never posted on Instagram and doesn't even click on stories. She is a straight A student who basically uses her phone as a tool and for occasional entertainment. During the day I like that she can reach me and vice versa. I think by high school, students need to learn to moderate themselves.

I would add that her middle school did not allow phones past the front desk. She never brought her phone to middle school.

You know, most of us went to school before cell phones and we could still early contact our parents by using a payphone. Not that those are around anymore, but I'm sure your dc's school has a phone they can use.

Anonymous wrote:I might be one of the few who would not like it if my daughter's high school banned phones. My daughter has had her phone since middle school and it has never been an issue. She has instagram and tiktok on her phone, both which she rarely uses. She doesn't have snap chat. She has never posted on Instagram and doesn't even click on stories. She is a straight A student who basically uses her phone as a tool and for occasional entertainment. During the day I like that she can reach me and vice versa. I think by high school, students need to learn to moderate themselves.

I would add that her middle school did not allow phones past the front desk. She never brought her phone to middle school.

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Anonymous wrote:And when your kid goes to college???

Yeah not the right answer people, you failed.

Brains develop over time you know
What a 22year old does is different than a 15 year old.

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Anonymous wrote:And when your kid goes to college???

Yeah not the right answer people, you failed.

Turns out that laptops in college have a detrimental effect on learning.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360131521001305

In general laptops being used for off-task activities distract everyone who can see the screen.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360131520301007

Think that phones are any different? Colleges have been fighting this battle for over a decade now, which is why some professors started declaring screen free spaces ages ago.

I teach at a t20. I am floored by how increasingly distracted students are in classes by their devices. Even in small seminars where their behavior is so noticeable. The most recent crop of students this year is the most distracted I have ever seen. I wonder why some of them even bother coming to class sometimes. The small handful of engaged students in lecture really stand out now. Many colleagues are considering a screen ban, including closed laptops, during lecture or seminar. Otherwise your tuition dollars are going down the drain while your kid warms a chair in the lecture hall while his or her mind is elsewhere. It’s also demoralizing to teach to such a crowd.

And do we also ban laptops in the workplace? When will it end? People dig their own graves. I like that my kid will be a standout because she is disciplined and has a true love of learning. Maybe some kids just need to take a gap year or not go to college at all.

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Anonymous wrote:And when your kid goes to college???

Yeah not the right answer people, you failed.

Turns out that laptops in college have a detrimental effect on learning.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360131521001305

In general laptops being used for off-task activities distract everyone who can see the screen.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360131520301007

Think that phones are any different? Colleges have been fighting this battle for over a decade now, which is why some professors started declaring screen free spaces ages ago.

I teach at a t20. I am floored by how increasingly distracted students are in classes by their devices. Even in small seminars where their behavior is so noticeable. The most recent crop of students this year is the most distracted I have ever seen. I wonder why some of them even bother coming to class sometimes. The small handful of engaged students in lecture really stand out now. Many colleagues are considering a screen ban, including closed laptops, during lecture or seminar. Otherwise your tuition dollars are going down the drain while your kid warms a chair in the lecture hall while his or her mind is elsewhere. It’s also demoralizing to teach to such a crowd.

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Anonymous wrote:For HS, is anyone concerned that banning phones fails to teach students the self-discipline they will need around electronics in college?

No, I think less device time and less social media exposure while they are still assembling that executive function is simply better.

Anonymous wrote:And when your kid goes to college???

Yeah not the right answer people, you failed.