‘I’m not a high school student’: Boss bans cell phones in the workplace, confiscates them before employees clock in

One of the best things about being an adult is that nobody snatches your phone away from you. Don’t get me wrong, I understand why teachers have to take increasingly desperate steps to ensure their students will pay attention. However, when you’re on the other side, it feels pretty silly that you can’t be trusted …
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High School Spends Thousands of Dollars in Grant Money on Locking Up Student’s Cell Phones For The Entire School Day

I went to high school in the age of smartphones. When I entered the 9th grade, I entered with a purple slide phone in my backpack. After the first three weeks of school, it became abundantly clear that I needed to get an iPhone as soon as possible; not because of the social stigma of …
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High School Spends Thousands of Dollars of Grant Money on Locking Up Student’s Cell Phones For The Entire School Day

I went to high school in the age of smartphones. When I entered the 9th grade, I entered with a purple slide phone in my backpack. After the first three weeks of school, it became abundantly clear that I needed to get an iPhone as soon as possible; not because of the social stigma of …
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‘Leave your phone here and go be present’: Ad for Fancy Phone Prison Gets Mocked by Twitter

If you’re the owner of any kind of mobile device, the likelihood is that you’re unhealthily attached to it. I make a point of not depressing myself by checking my screen time, but let’s just say I get genuinely upset when I put my phone down somewhere and forget where it is.  Ultimately, there are …
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