Jonathan Buchwalter
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Monday 20 July 2026 13:59:34 GMT
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Misti Smith :
Hot take. Schools are not safe enough for kids to not have a device on their person….
2026-09-08 16:30:23
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jeffreystarr362 :
the science says screens, ANY screens, hurt cognition. it shouldn't even be a debate anymore. Kids need to read paper and write on paper to help wire their brains.
2026-07-20 15:41:51
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BeththeMinivanMom :
I have been teaching for 15 years. The HS where I teach has been 1 to 1 MacBooks for 20 years. I used to be 100% pro tech: it’s the future blah blah blah. It is so bad right now that my ELAR department (I’m the head) is going back to paper textbooks and assignments. It’s the cheating, lack of ability to think, and behaviors that got me. It’s going to be a difficult year but we’re turning this ship around!
2026-07-20 14:10:00
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Smooksiepoo :
Our state banned phones last year. A couple of months into the year the principal sent an email out to tell parents that they were seeing kids having conversations in the cafeteria again, and playing board games in their down time. If that is the only benefit we see from banning phones it will still be worth it.
2026-07-20 16:00:47
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Nomed :
Maybe we the adults need to own our mess. We aren’t taking care of them.
2026-07-20 16:39:17
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Crunchy Capybara :
for some reason, society has chosen to abdicate its role in preparing the next generation and allowed technology to usurp its place. this is The logical conclusion of that decision
2026-07-20 16:36:16
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Apple User865298 :
100% intentional. Our kids are the product.
2026-07-20 20:39:50
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Sacrilegious car mods :
its why my kid is not allowed near the devices. its nit just tech companies. kids shows are really f**ked up too. my wife and I only let our kid watch low stimulation educational television.
2026-07-20 14:13:00
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Books :
As a student, especially in fields like mathematics, I significantly prefer the teacher ALSO be writing on a board as opposed to slideshows. It’s something simple, but it helps. Also, paper worksheets and physical books/excerpts/whatever for other subjects. I know we want to step away from paper for sustainability and ink is expensive, but I like actually writing things down so much better than typing notes or typing in answer boxes or whatever. Tests on google forms instead of printed forms. I have always preferred it, and while I understand the appeals of and appreciate the accessibility of technology, it has its time and places. It’s interesting to hear you mention the phone bans as a reactionary action to increased behavioral issues and decreased academic success, I haven’t heard this approach to the conversation before. I have been of the belief(as a hs student in a state with phone bans) that it causes more disruptions. Previously, if a student wanted to be disengaged from the material, they were relatively silent and independent with it, thus less disruptive to students around them. With the phone bans, I’ve felt like I’m being sent back to elementary/middle school where students only outlet for such things is talking, being loud, standing and walking around, etc. which are more disruptive for me as an outsider. The phones conversation has been very cut-and-dry “what about school shootings/safety” vs “what about addictive disruptions” so this angle is one I haven’t really heard before
2026-09-07 18:00:03
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Familliar :
it's a global issue too, not just here. literacy is a global issue amongst youth even in most developed countries
2026-08-15 12:54:47
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KIDICARIS :
its the system they need us uneducated because we have always been slaves
2026-07-20 19:45:12
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HamSandwich :
I want to go back to paper pencil!!
2026-07-20 16:09:44
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millygrams :
a system is what it does. and also a quote from john d rockefeller, the architect of the modern american educational system: "i dont want thinkers, i want workers."
2026-07-20 23:32:54
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Ibby :
Convenience is the death of creativity and it’s done in the name of self enrichment. It’s so so sad
2026-08-30 12:40:54
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Ben88501 :
It’s not just kids, adults too
2026-07-20 17:44:14
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scrunnchy :
my mom is an elementary school teacher. She's not very good at using tech, so she gets in trouble for teaching the old fashioned way instead of using all the new tech being pushed onto the teachers, the most recent being AI. Her stufents also gets the best test score growth in the school.
2026-09-29 05:45:25
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Teatimenews :
They are frying my brain too
2026-08-20 15:55:12
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DelCoDems TikTok :
Thank you for all that you do. 👍
2026-07-20 14:24:16
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mrs_jonstertruck :
100%
2026-07-20 14:42:28
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NineFires999 :
not sure phones are the problem. it's lack of recess or a break. it's schools now mandate laptops. it's parents me included let our kids play on vr, Xbox, PlayStation, and computers at home. no I don't have all these just examples. schools need to go back to pen and paper, and Read off paper books. I know I sound crazy but I swear I remember books better when I read them off paper than I do my computer screen. and I get less headache. so imagine our kids. screen shock plus no physical activity to break up the classes and just images flashing in your face. our kids can't sit still because of it. I'm learning to use old school tactics to break my kids from the addiction. but phone is not helping as this is their protection from bad teachers, bad kids, and bad school cops. they need to hold adults accountable and this is their tools.
2026-07-21 16:44:43
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A A Ron :
There are law schools who are banning all tech for their first year in school. This says a LOT
2026-07-20 18:29:09
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jeschaff :
Just because something is invented. Doesn't mean its a good thing for humanity!
2026-07-20 16:31:20
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918273645 :
Are you reading or have you read The Digital Delusion yet? Enlightening.
2026-07-20 14:08:36
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megs :
I’m curious about the intentionality from the tech companies. Like it’s clearly for money, but they’re also selling digital tool solutions wtf? Is there more they’re doing too?? Limit those screens forreal
2026-07-20 23:22:11
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hailseizure :
[insightful commentary] [plug books] smooches. bye! 😂 👩🍳💋
2026-07-20 14:43:44
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