Major UN report issues warning over excessive use, with one in six countries already banning the devices

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.

  • jungle@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I don’t think you should be downvoted. You present a reasonable argument, even if I don’t fully agree.

    My inclination is to allow easy access to their phones if needed, while giving every student a laptop / tablet for use in every class instead of paper and books.

    That needs to be accompanied by retraining of teachers and redesigning of courses though. The current system was ok for the 1800s but the world has changed and it’s changing faster and faster.

    Salman Khan is showing the way in this TED talk.