https://freerepublic.com/tag/phonesinschool/ en-us Sat, 15 Nov 2025 10:56:37 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4352658/posts 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.Gothamist spoke to students about their experience with the ban, and the number one takeaway didn’t have to do with anything to do with hot-button topics like social media addiction or cyberbullying. Instead, it was that kiboshing phones is forcing kids to actually talk to each other in meatspace again — and it’s making schools way noisier, for better or worse.“Sometimes I would take naps in the lunchroom, but now I can’t because of the... Recurrent https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4352658/posts#comment Sat, 15 Nov 2025 10:56:37 GMT