Damn. Riding funiculars was my thing on vacation trips.

oh you‘re that guy. nevermind then, I don’t expect empathic thoughts from you. blocking will keep me from accidentally replying to you so don’t you worry.

Not everyone has the luxury of close proximity public infrastructure and workplace.

I just relayed an opinion I’ve heard on the radio. You are being weirdly aggressive. I‘d rather raise a kind human and I‘m fine if they can’t use their phones in the classroom. Byebye

I named the groups, go and find their other sources. I don’t really have time for this because I really do have a kid to parent, without even owning an iPad. I hope they don’t grow up to be so rude and obnoxious like some other people.

Of course the mentioned experts (Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk, Zentrum für Digitalen Fortschritt, Gesellschaft für Medienpädagogik, Bundeselternrat in an open letter to the government) based that on studies. Here is one of the meta studies: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/20556365241270394

The answer simply is not as simple as you may think. The judgmental nonsense in the last paragraph doesn’t change that of course.

Yes, we need to reform the system.

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Uhm yes. A second argument was that the children need to learn media literacy with the medium they use the most. Of course this would need more competence and guiding on the side of the teachers.

Educational experts, at least here in Germany, advise against a ban. A phone enables participation for a child among children who‘ll just work around the ban. The net effect will be negative.

Yeah alright I blame them, but of no consequence. I should put my own house in order first.

Can’t blame them. The West will also buy controversial resources and goods from whereever we get the best deal. Morals are only questioned in Russia’s case because we are directly threatened by their military, but we really can’t give a fuck about the Uyghurs in China, or civil wars over rare metals, burned down primeval forest, child labour, etc.