POLITICO Tech

The challenges with creating cellphone-free schools

Jun 24, 2024
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Antero Garcia
Stanford professor Antero Garcia discusses the challenges of banning cellphones in schools on POLITICO Tech. He questions the effectiveness of such bans and emphasizes the importance of investing in teachers and students to use technology wisely. Strategies like building trust, teacher training, and media literacy are explored as alternatives to outright bans.
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1
Intro
00:00 • 2min
2
Challenges and Benefits of Technology in Education
01:50 • 7min
3
Debating Cellphone Bans in Schools
08:48 • 4min
4
Exploring Strategies for Cellphone-Free Schools
13:01 • 2min
5
Challenges and concerns of implementing cellphone-free schools
15:06 • 3min