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Commenters say smartphones undermine students' focus and increase loneliness
Summary
Attendees at a meeting warned that the rise of smartphones since about 2012 has reduced students' ability to concentrate, contributed to feelings of loneliness, and fostered disrespectful interactions through social media; no formal action was taken.
Commenter 1, a meeting attendee, said the onset of smartphones around 2012 has undermined students' ability to focus and contributed to loneliness, and urged changes to give students “a chance” to concentrate and build classroom discipline.
“First of all, I think that was 1 of the more 1 of the more important, hearings we've had. We can start to see the link of, the the onset of of of this technology around 2012 right in in sync with, with what's happening with our school system,” Commenter 1 said. “We have to…
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