The British Columbia government recently banned smartphones in K-12 classrooms, and if other provinces want to help students succeed, they’ll follow suit. There’s mounting evidence that smartphones distract students from learning math while social media can have devastating effects on young people.
The latest report from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), the most trusted international standardized test of 15-year-olds worldwide, revealed a “strong association” between smartphone distraction and student outcomes.