Mobile phones and other devices to be banned from Dutch classrooms (www.theguardian.com)

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Education ministry in the Netherlands says tech is a distraction from learning and will only be allowed if specifically needed

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[-] yaomtc@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Mobile phones are a disturbance, scientific research shows. We need to protect students against this.

Wish the Guardian would have looked into this at all, researched a bit to see if the data backs this up. I couldn't find much conclusive evidence of a significant impact. For example,

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ulterior-motives/202101/cell-phones-harm-classroom-performance-bit

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