Comment on France to ban students from keeping smartphones in schools

• the_crotch@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Literally anything can distract kids and make them throw a tantrum when you take it away. Have you ever met a child?

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  • CalipherJones@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You’re being purposely obtuse.

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    • the_crotch@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah you’re right. Young children are renowned for their vast attention spans, or at least they used to be before cell phones were invented. Nobody ever passed notes, made paper airplanes, graffitied on their desks, or drew pictures in class prior to 2006.

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      • CalipherJones@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I’m a grown ass man and I can barely get off the phone. The kids don’t stand a chance brother.

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• Verat@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Except they can, remember fidget spinners?

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