A Connecticut middle school successfully implemented a strategy to limit cellphone usage among students by utilizing pouches made by a California-based company, Yondr. This initiative led to profound and unexpected improvements in classroom focus and engagement. The use of these pouches, which lock away phones during school hours, has been praised as a potential model for schools nationwide, reflecting a broader debate on the impact of smartphones in educational settings.
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An experiment to separate students from their phones during the school day at one middle school led to profound and unexpected results. @jslaternyc @washingtonpost How a Connecticut middle school won the battle against cellphones https://t.co/TC9ABWqEtV
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Brilliant! Every k-12 school in America needs to do this. Smart phones are like heroin. No kid can focus w a phone nearby. This school handled it so well. The pouches the school used sound like the answer. https://t.co/IR3dT7XjoG
How a Connecticut middle school won the battle against cellphones. @washingtonpost https://t.co/TzrIA5Knul
How a Connecticut middle school won the battle against cellphones- these pouches — made by a California-based company called Yondr — work!! https://t.co/cqjjLIjhBb
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