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Devices are distractions: Take the tablets away
Internet-connected devices are distracting students -- not helping them learn.
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 252 min read
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Student behavior is 'massively' better with no-phones policy
Students behave better and learn more when smartphones are banned.
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 131 min read
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Ban phones: Teens spend a quarter of the school day on their phones, says study
Teens average 90 minutes each school day on their phones.
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 132 min read
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Phone-free schools: Can it be done?
California is getting on the no-phones-in-class bandwagon , reports AP. Gov. Gavin Newsom wants school districts to restrict students’...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 15, 20241 min read
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No phones, no Moms, just kids playing in the park
Parents should band together to "say 'no' to smart phones and social," writes Laura Yuen in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. She dreams of...
Joanne Jacobs
Jun 23, 20242 min read
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How a middle school kicked the phone habit
Smartphones are a major classroom distraction, say nearly three-fourths of high school teachers and a third of middle school teachers in...
Joanne Jacobs
May 5, 20242 min read
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Teens love their smartphones -- but some say it's 'peaceful' to be phone-free
Seventy-two percent of teenagers say they often or sometimes feel "peaceful" when they're without their smartphones, according to a Pew...
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 13, 20242 min read
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Present and paying attention: Smartphone detox is worth it
Smartphone detox is difficult, but worth it, writes Seth Lavin, principal of a Chicago middle school. After his school equipped...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 14, 20242 min read
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Ban phones in school: The experiment with kids' minds has failed
Smart phones are making students less smart, writes Derek Thompson in The Atlantic. Student achievement has been falling around the world...
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 23, 20232 min read
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'Smartphones are kryptonite for learning'
Schools are going phone free to remove distractions in class and encourage students to socialize in their free time, report Meg Oliver...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 20, 20231 min read
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