Re:Minnesota middle school students 'seem happy' after cellp...
by MeImCounting on Monday December 04, 2023 @09:45PM
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I can think of half a dozen times that I personally needed to use a cellphone to contact a family member about something that was absolutely none of administrations business. I wouldnt want some judgmental old woman knowing about private health or emotional problems. This stance that the administration is responsible, respectful or helpful enough to field private communication through is ridiculous. The other side of that stance is that students deserve no privacy and any personal matters are within the rights of the administration to regulate. Either side of that stance seems ridiculous
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Re:Minnesota middle school students 'seem happy' after cellp...
by hparadiz on Monday December 04, 2023 @10:16PM
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The concept of 24/7 availability is ridiculous in it's own right. I don't buy the idea that they need them for "emergencies".
Smart phones are constant dopamine dispensers. They create a dependency and cause human brains to go into withdrawal when not present. Once the science is laid bare I believe they will become severely curtailed in K-12 environments.
Re:Minnesota middle school students 'seem happy' after cellp...
by MeImCounting on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @11:21AM
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So which is it? That highschoolers dont deserve to have private communication or that or that we can trust school administrators to handle private communication? Its got to be one or the other, or some other reasoning that I have yet to see?