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Re:France to ban mobile phones in primary, junior and middle... by wott on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @08:37PM (#15919321)
> For example, if there is a homework assignment on the board, rather than wait for everybody to copy it down, kids are told to take a picture of the board.

Bad choice: this is losing one opportunity to get them to write something. As a teacher, one should look for every possible occasion to practice writing, especially when it has a purpose.

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Re:France to ban mobile phones in primary, junior and middle... by criddell on Thursday December 14, 2017 @09:44AM (#15922579)
I think they can come up with a writing exercise a little more challenging to high school students than "transcribe these instructions".
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