In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students use gambling apps to place bets during the school day.

Around the country, educators say students routinely send Snapchat messages in class, listen to music and shop online, among countless other examples of how smartphones distract from teaching and learning.

The hold that phones have on adolescents in America today is well-documented, but teachers say parents are often not aware to what extent students use them inside the classroom. And increasingly, educators and experts are speaking with one voice on the question of how to handle it: Ban phones during classes.

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    8 months ago

    Friggin teach your kid they can’t make plans without checking with you first, then? Besides, what if you text them at noon and they made plans with their friend at 10am? How is that any different?

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      8 months ago

      Friggin teach your kid they can’t make plans without checking with you first, then?

      Kids, famous for following instructions and total obedience

      Besides, what if you text them at noon and they made plans with their friend at 10am? How is that any different?

      Then you’d know immediately, and can make other plans or tell them no and not have them be super pissy at you for a week for forcing them to cancel their plans to do chores.

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        8 months ago

        That sounds like a you problem, maybe you should raise your kids to be more conscientious lol

        I mean for fucksake, my friend’s 15 year old knows he can’t make plans without checking with mom, even just as a courtesy. Raise a good kid and it’s not a problem, just don’t let them do whatever the fuck they want?