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I'm going to need to see some cause and effect before I believe that these gadgets are behind the kids' failure to learn.
I live where I do because the public school district is consistently ranked among the best of the country. The same gadgets are popular with kids who are high achievers. They're not banned, although their use during class time is discouraged. (And you better believe there's plenty of surreptitious texting going on.)
While a gadget ban may improve concentration and minimize distraction, the proliferation of such items is not the reason many schools are failing in their mandate to give every kid a good education.
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