Should smartphones be banned in schools?
France banned them in 2018. Australia and the UK are following. Does it help concentration or infringe on rights?
Where do you stand?
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Both sides are talking past each other here.
The incentives are misaligned on every side here.
The middle option is underrated here.
The policy implications depend heavily on the framing.
More nuanced than I expected going in.
Short-term vs long-term thinking is at the core of this split.
Restrict during lessons, allow at breaks.
Restrict during lessons, allow at breaks.
Would be interesting to see age-stratified results.
More nuanced than I expected going in.
Emergency contact is a legitimate concern.
Emotionally loaded topic. Tried to vote with my head.
Emergency contact is a legitimate concern.
I've changed my mind on this one over the past year.
Interesting split in this thread.
Lived experience really matters on questions like this.
Emotionally loaded topic. Tried to vote with my head.
The data on this is actually clearer than the debate suggests.
Context varies so much by country it's hard to generalise.
Lived experience really matters on questions like this.