The superintendent of Schoharie, NY, David Blanchard, implemented a strict no-phone policy in schools in 2022, prior to widespread awareness of the problems caused by smartphone use among youths. This policy led to immediate positive effects, with students engaging more in face-to-face conversations and seeking help for conflicts at school rather than online. The success of this initiative increased elective class registrations and has influenced broader campaigns, including initiatives by Governor Kathy Hochul to limit cellphone use in schools across New York.
We found a transformative environment, he told me recently. We expected kids to be in tears, breaking down. Immediately we saw them talking to each other, engaged in conversation in the lunchroom.
Now students were realizing that their friends were right there in front of them and not the people on social, a few towns away, that they had never met.
#cellphone-policy #student-mental-health #classroom-engagement #education-reform #big-tech-influence
Collection
[
|
...
]