The American Federation of Teachers said in a report that social media apps have had a negative effect on classrooms.

A teachers union says it’s fed up with social media’s impact on students::The nation’s second-largest teachers union said Thursday it was losing patience with social media apps that it says are contributing to mental health problems and misbehavior in classrooms nationwide, draining time and money from teachers and school systems.

  • Rooty@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Nobody is denying that social media is awful, but decrying its harmful effect while students are doing active shooter drills is making a mountain out of a molehill while bigger problems are not being addressed.

    • AndrewZabar@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Do you doubt there’s a correlation between the rise and proliferation of social media and the drastic rise in school shootings?