I know we don't want to tell people how to do these things. There are policies to do it. But when you talk to parent principals who say yes, As soon as I got the smartphone out, the lunchroom got noisy again because children are actually talking to one another. Discipline problems are down, learning is up, bullying's down, all of the things have dramatically improved. And then you mentioned the science of reading. It is abundantly clear, the facts are clear that it is the way to teach reading. What thoughts do you have on those two topics. (04:29–04:43)
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Asserts that removing smartphones from schools leads to improved social interaction, reduced discipline problems, increased learning, and reduced bullying.
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