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Why a School Principal Switched from Smartphones to Flip Phones
Last week's story about a reporter switching to a flip phone was just part of a trend, argues a Chicago school principal who did the same thing. "I do not feel punished. I feel free." Teachers said they could sense kids' phones distracting them from inside their pockets. We banned phones outrig...
Last week's story about a reporter switching to a flip phone was just part of a trend, argues a Chicago school principal who did the same thing." We banned phones outright, equipping classrooms with lockboxes that the kids call "cellphone prisons." Ninety-five percent of young adults now keep their phones nearby every waking hour, according to a Gallup survey; 92% do when they sleep.
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