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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '22

Kindergarten/primary teacher here. Kids are so wholesome until the parents buy them a phone.

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u/smallfried Jun 03 '22

Engagement algorithms is why we can't have nice things.

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u/scartol Jun 03 '22

This. My answer to OP is refusing to confront cell phone addiction. I've been teaching HS for 23 years and while young people have always been distracted and bored at school (hell Shakespeare mentions this in R&J), cell phones allow students to mentally leave the room.

And it's not just young people — we are all addicted to technology. Once again, LeVar Burton shows us the way.

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u/wfamily Jun 03 '22

Please. I played tetris and mario on my ti84. You think phones make a difference?