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Pranav Karthikeyan, Student Ambassador

Pranav Karthikeyan is a rising 9th grader at Montgomery High School in New Jersey. With NAMLE on his side, Pranav has been fighting misinformation and raising awareness about media literacy since 5th grade. He is passionate about empowering and engaging…

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Jenna Meleedy, Social Media Intern

Jenna Meleedy is a third-year student at Penn State University pursuing a B.A. in Media Studies with a double minor in Civic and Community Engagement and Communication Arts and Sciences. Coming of age in the midst of the most divisive…

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Should Phones Be Banned from Schools?

The growing number of U.S. policymakers working on social media bans raises thought-provoking questions: Should phones be banned from schools? Is a one-size-fits-all approach best for the community at large? Do phones hinder learning, or can they be used to…

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Response: Sofia Canonge

Should Phones Be Banned in Schools? Learn more about the article and prompt. Sofia is a student at Brooklyn College. In his article featured in The Atlantic, NYU social psychologist Jonathan Haidt claims that phone usage at school and during…

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Response: Andrea DeGette

Should Phones Be Banned in Schools? Learn more about the article and prompt. Andrea is a Film Educator. I remember in the early 2000s, when my kids were little, my friend told me “TV is not as bad as a…

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Response: Jamie Gregory

Should Phones Be Banned in Schools? Learn more about the article and prompt. Jamie is a Librarian and a Journalism/Newspaper Teacher. I enjoyed contemplating Jonathan Haidt’s construct of a mythical education world absent cell phones (and really, all other electronic…

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Response: Rashawna Syndor

Should Phones Be Banned in Schools? Learn more about the article and prompt. Rashawna is a Teacher and Curriculum Developer. If you can’t beat em’, join em’!, When In Rome….you get the picture. If I am being honest, cell phones…

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Response: Jaclyn Kahn Siegel

Should Phones Be Banned in Schools? Learn more about the article and prompt. Jaclyn Kahn Siegel is the Head of the School of Winston Online. I recently read the Atlantic article, “Get Phones Out of Schools Now” by Jonathan Haidt…

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Response: Jake Mooney

Should Phones Be Banned in Schools? Learn more about the article and prompt. Jake Mooney is a student at Brooklyn College It’s very easy to point at the newest piece of technology and go “This! THIS is the cause of…

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