The American Federation of Teachers said in a report that social media apps have had a negative effect on classrooms.

A teachers union says it’s fed up with social media’s impact on students::The nation’s second-largest teachers union said Thursday it was losing patience with social media apps that it says are contributing to mental health problems and misbehavior in classrooms nationwide, draining time and money from teachers and school systems.

  • @Fedizen@lemmy.worldEnglish
    49•1 year ago

    They’re not wrong. Social media has been almost as destructive to my mental health as MMO games.

    • @Noxvento@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23•1 year ago

      Social Media is much worse than MMOs. How many people have played World of Warcraft & Co? Meanwhile everyone and their grandmothers are on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok etc.