Banning Phones in Schools Is Drastically Changing the Behavior of Kids

Rae Witte, Futurism

Over the past few years, a huge number of schools in the United States and around the world have banned cell phone use among their students.

When educators were surveyed by the New York State United Teachers, for instance, the results were promising. Eighty-nine percent of respondents said the new policies have improved the school environment, 76 percent said class participation has improved, and 77 percent reported more positive social interactions both within classrooms and through hallways.

Perhaps the sweetest of the changes: analog activities are back, like passing notes in class, writing cards to crushes, and taking Polaroid pictures.

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