Study finds smartphone bans in Dutch schools improved focus
Study finds smartphone bans in Dutch schools improved focus
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It's funny how everybody these days thinks they have ADHD because the phones their glued to trained them to have no attention span. Definatley not good for youngsters to have constant access to them! Not good for adults either!!!
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But is focus the end goal? Im of belief that smartphones and computers in general in inseparable part of our contemporary existence and instead of prohibition some alternative methods would be much more effective like special software restrictions etc.
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Focus is the end goal in the classroom, otherwise why bother going? They are not prohibited from using smartphones in their life, only in class.
Honestly what 'software restrictions'? You were a kid, I was too, most of us were. What's the first thing you do when you're told you can't do something? You find a way around it.
what did you learn in school today little Timmy?
i learned to
drop tablestunnel into a VPN so I could watch Reels in class -
Yeah because we all know how restricting people's access works...it doesn't
Remove the distraction, you're there to learn.
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But we know for a fact that prohibition is a weak tool that almost never works. So whats your point?
Your argument premise is flawed as phone is beyond "just a distraction". Why not remove all other students and chairs and windows - they're all distractions!
I'm not sure why I even bother commenting here on lemmy when people are so small minded and can't contribute to discussions without taking the most reductionist view. We're not deciding policy here but just discussion what should be an interesting and engaging topic.
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Excessive device use has been demonstrated to be highly detrimental to adults. The recommendation is no more than one hour a day.
In a world where no one listens to that advice and actively acts against it, children can only benefit from 8 hours a day where they are not allowed access and must instead be social humans for a while.
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Not exactly shocking, I guess.
I mean they could've asked me, I would've said the same result. No need to perform a study or nothing. And I would've only charged half, I bet.
“Well, I was only gonna charge half as much, but then I realized I could charge the full amount and make double the money.”