Novick: Phones have no legitimate educational purpose or necessity in schools
Dr. Rona Novick · What's the Right Amount of Tech to Give Kids?: A Psychologist and Parent Weigh In · Dec 26, 2024 · at 47:28
Clinical psychologist Dr. Rona Novick reacts to school smartphone bans discussed in Jonathan Haidt's 'The Anxious Generation.'
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“There's no need for them. There's nothing good that comes of it, and Ginja's, all of Ginja's reasons for it being bad, but no, I mean, what do students need a phone? They're in a place where there's adult supervision, and there are wired phones. If God forbid there's an emergency, there are ways that they and their parents can connect.”
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