The case against cell phone bans in school

A moral panic about kids' social media and smartphone use in schools has been sweeping the country. But are cell phones really the problem? And is removing them entirely the best approach?

I chat with educator Brandon Cardet-Hernandez, president of education media company Mrs. Wordsmith, about how smartphones can be used in the classroom, and how a ban would impact marginalized students the most.

00:00 Info
00:17 Why certain states across the U.S. are banning cell phones in school
01:02 Brandon’s background in Education
01:45 What started this uptick in cell phone bans in schools?
04:13 Why the cell phone ban might not be a great idea
07:13 Are parents relationships with their kids and tech the problem?
09:57 Are there any benefits to a more analog based education?
13:45 How do teachers feel about the ban?
15:37 The moral panic around technology and children
19:14 What teachers and parents can do combat “bad actors” in the education system
25:13 Why the advancement of tech needs to be embraced in the classroom
28:44 How marginalized students are being effected by the ban
30:32 What can people do to fight the cell phone ban?