A week into the ban on internet-enabled devices, students say they are making it work.
  • Warl0k3@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    1 day ago

    Some real incredible spins in that article:

    In Manhattan, Ethan Myer, a senior at Union Square Academy, said the ban is also helping kids get their steps in.

    “Most people are just walking around the hall, because there’s not really much else to do,” Myer said. "Some people are talking a bit more, which I guess was the goal.”

    listless wandering is good for your health, kids!

    Jem Bryant, a junior at Gramercy Arts High School, also near Union Square, is daydreaming more.

    “I  don’t really have a lot of friends in classes,” Bryant said. “So when they say ‘do your classwork’ and I’m already done, I literally just have to sit there and stare at the wall.”

    Is this article satire and I’m just missing it? Fucking hell…

    • stickly@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      18 hours ago

      listless wandering is good for your health, kids!

      Probably way better than zoning out and doom scrolling in a chair. Talk to someone, get an offline creative outlet, touch grass, etc…

      Wrt staring at the wall, it’s not terrible to realize you don’t need a constant dopamine drip feed all day. They’ll survive, maybe even make a friend or find a way to entertain themselves.