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conulyI mean, they'd absolutely work better* than asking teachers to police this, but I completely get that nobody's going to do it, just like nobody's going to do gun control.
But now I'm invested. It's weird how that works, isn't it? I didn't really care, other than that this was the umpteenth "oh, wow, what can we do about this intractable problem**!" article this month, but now I kinda do!
* Better to stop kids from texting in class. They wouldn't do anything to prevent them from listening to or watching anything they'd previously downloaded. Faraday cages prevent signals from going in or out, but if your cell phone is in your bag and your bag is next to you then the bluetooth signal can get from your phone to your earbud easy-peasy. To stop that you'd need to require kids to put their phones in RFID blocking bags or somesuch. Or you could use a jammer, but all such technology is illegal, has been for nearly 100 years, and comes with a pretty hefty fine and potential jail time. Teachers aren't paid enough for that, and you aren't either.
** Illicit cell phone usage in class. The parental angle was new.
But now I'm invested. It's weird how that works, isn't it? I didn't really care, other than that this was the umpteenth "oh, wow, what can we do about this intractable problem**!" article this month, but now I kinda do!
* Better to stop kids from texting in class. They wouldn't do anything to prevent them from listening to or watching anything they'd previously downloaded. Faraday cages prevent signals from going in or out, but if your cell phone is in your bag and your bag is next to you then the bluetooth signal can get from your phone to your earbud easy-peasy. To stop that you'd need to require kids to put their phones in RFID blocking bags or somesuch. Or you could use a jammer, but all such technology is illegal, has been for nearly 100 years, and comes with a pretty hefty fine and potential jail time. Teachers aren't paid enough for that, and you aren't either.
** Illicit cell phone usage in class. The parental angle was new.
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Date: 2024-03-11 10:37 pm (UTC)I doubt schools want to pick fights with asshole parents, but anyway, it'll do nothing to stop them from texting their kids incessantly.
You're right that redirection is dubiously legal for now - but my bet is that once the FCC gets around to banning it they'll ban it all the way. They've already stepped up enforcement on jammers.