Comment on It's Breathtaking How Fast AI Is Screwing Up the Education System

• phoenixz@lemmy.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m kind of amazed with reading this, really.

  No, kids don’t need phones. Do you think that after school activities didn’t exist thirty years ago? They did and omg, nobody had cell phones so yeah, so ma y kids disappeared and died because of that and of course nothing like that happened because you plan that stuff ahead and worst case, a student can ask the teacher or some central ooi t where all cellphones are kept to make a quick important call.

  Same thing also goes for head sets. How the heck do you think we did that thirty years ago? Hint: we simply didn’t because it wasn’t a thing, it didn’t exist. Walkmans barely came into existence and you could wear one outside class, all fine, but I side classes you’re there to learn, not to listen to your favorite music or podcast or influencers.

  Id I’d have to allow headsets in class I’d refuse to teach. I’m not there to dick around or wsste my time, I’m there to teach and you’re there to learn, not to play or dick around

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• Cocodapuf@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I just think banning them outright is bad for needing to contact parents, especially for kids like me who had after school activities often.

  Ok, well that’s completely ridiculous.

  Look, 25 years ago nobody had cell phones in school. Kids had just as many after school activities, this wasn’t a problem. It was sometimes inconvenient, but not a problem. It’s also worth remembering, many rooms in every high school have phones, you’ll be able to use one if you need to.

  I get wanting to have your phone throughout the day, I do. But on the other hand… no.

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  • Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    many rooms in every high school have phones

    You mean like landlines teachers had at their desks?

    I suppose that’s fair.

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  • Zexks@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Survivorship bias and privilege. We never had phones in our classrooms.

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    • Eatspancakes84@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yes indeed. You should ask your parents about the aunts and uncles you would have had if only smartphones had been invented 2 decades earlier. I am sure they will have tons of stories to tell /s.

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• tamal3@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Many middle schoolers I work with have an ear bud in at all times, and as an ESL teacher my population of kids really needs to practice processing spoken English without that as a distraction. Hell, that applies to every kid… This isn’t an issue of somebody listening to music in the hallway or while studying, this is during class, during lecture, during group work, while writing essays, while reading…

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• Eggyhead@lemmings.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  My only issue I had with HS teachers were the ones who bitched about people having headphones/earbuds in during class. Obviously I don’t have them in during instruction or group work as that would be disrespectful, but if you’re not at the front of the room talking and we’re doing individual work, I want to have my earbuds in. I had a study block teacher who was so fucking anal about phones and earbuds, when it is literally a fucking break class to do whatever the fuck you want/need to do.

  I actually agree with this. If I have kids doing individual work in my class, I could care less if they’re using their phones or have headphones in as long as 1) they’re working, and 2) they’re willing to put it aside when I need their attention again.

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  • phoenixz@lemmy.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    who am I to judge?

    You’re the teacher?

    I know that kids may want / like to do something their way, but how about you learn it the normal way too? You can do your home work at home with music, I did that too, that’s fine, but in class you pay attention

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    • Eggyhead@lemmings.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Again, if they’re doing individual work with headphones in, and they’re clearly being productive, I don’t see a problem with it. If they’re doing it while in trying to teach, that would be a problem.

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