Teachers are getting on board with the no-phones-in school movement, per a new study. Allowing each teacher to set the rules on phone use results in the highest rate of disruptive phone use in class, with 79% of teachers working under such policies reporting phone disruptions. Further, a policy allowing phone use only between classes was considered nearly as disruptive, at 73%.
Major new survey from National Education Association gives very strong support for phone-free schools. Any policy that lets kids have phones BETWEEN classes disrupts what happens IN class.
Give teachers a chance. Go phone-free.
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— Jonathan Haidt (@JonHaidt) August 16, 2024
Meanwhile, only 28% of teachers reported that phone use was disrupting classes under policies requiring phones to be completely stored away. The Zoomers won’t be happy about this…
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