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Should Phones Be Banned in School?
Youth Culture Today with Walt Mueller
English - May 28, 2024 04:00 - 1 minute - 944 KB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsKids & Family Religion & Spirituality Christianity youth culture today cpyu walt mueller radio youth ministry teenagers youth culture student ministry parenting Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In his recent book, “The Anxious Generation,” social psychologist Jonathan Haidt recommends that our schools ban smartphones. It’s a common-sense move that at the very least would answer the concerns of just all about all teachers regarding how smartphone presence has diminished the willingness and abilities of our kids to pay attention in class and to each other. In Norway, the ban on smartphones in schools has allowed researchers the opportunity to gauge whether or not a ban is helpful. The results are compelling. Banning smartphones has led to a significant decline in seeking out treatment for psychological symptoms and diseases. In fact, it’s a sixty percent drop! Educational performance improves. And, bullying has decreased significantly, with a drop of forty-six percent for girls, and forty-three percent for boys. While our smartphones are great tools when used correctly, we need to limit their use in terms of time and place, in order to facilitate our kid’s health.