Back To School… Without Phones
Episode description
Since the pandemic, schools have been reporting that their students are more anxious and having trouble learning. How much does simply removing cell phones from the classroom address these problems?
Guests:
Laura Meckler, national education writer for the Washington Post
Russell Shaw, head of Georgetown Day School and author of “Why We’re Banning Phones at Our School” for the Atlantic.
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