• Ilandar@aussie.zoneEnglish
    49·
    3 months ago

    They have been banned for over a year where I live. I guess the people pushing back against this policy are just completely ignorant of the issue. Smartphones are incredibly addicting by design and, aside from the academic problem, exposing developing brains to such devices 24/7 is just a really bad idea. Having a space where children and their peers can be smartphone-free for several hours a day, several days a a week, should be seen as a positive thing.

    • N3Cr0@lemmy.worldEnglish
      22·
      3 months ago

      Not the smartphones themselves are addictive, but all these annoying social apps, advertisements and notifications are.

      There are ways around this. Kids should learn how to use their phones for managing their lives. And actually, they do at some point - to a degree.