为啥美国父母希望孩子带手机去学校？ | 经济学人

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📢  文末扫码进裙，免费领取双语精读版 American parents want their children to have phones in schools But phones in the classroom are disruptive. What should schools do? The Economist United States 6 June, 2024 | 1116 words | ★★ ★ ★ ☆ “It’s like they don’t trust us,” says Eva King, a 14-year-old pupil at Alice Deal Middle School in Washington, dc. She is standing outside the school during dismissal with two others who nod their heads and laugh in agreement. Deal’s administration has banned mobile phones during the entire school day. Pupils must store their devices inside Yondr pouches, grey padded cases that supposedly can be opened only with a special tool. The adults unlock the pouches with special magnets as pupils leave for the day. Unsurprisingly, pupils have hacked the system. (“What do you expect?” Eva says. “We’re middle-schoolers.”) The girls recite a list of workarounds. Those magnets have become hot commodities, and a few have ………………………………