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Re:The phone ban has had a big impact on school work by beowulfey on Saturday October 12, 2024 @03:24PM (#41821703)
Yes, exactly right. And there are many students less likely than that to zone out, and many more likely to zone out.

But if you give them a tool to aid in being distracted, it will encourage all of them to not pay attention. It really is a question of likelihood

Re:The phone ban has had a big impact on school work by sheepscreek on Sunday October 13, 2024 @01:47AM (#41825503)
This. With a phone handy, it’s tempting them into not paying attention, at the very least. The best of intentions can be undone by poor or misaligned incentives. And a phone (and a computer to a lesser extent) provides us with the incentive (easy access) to procrastinate indefinitely. Those of us with a limited will power stand no chance.