08.07.24 When Schools Ban Cell Phones / Restaurants Want You Back

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Clark Howard

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🗓️ 7 August 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Recently there has been backlash about the use of phones by teenagers, especially at schools. Some districts and states are doing something about it. Also - restaurants are trying to bring in customers through promotions and deals, but how do you know if you are really getting a bargain? Student Cell Phone Bans: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Restaurant Promotions: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: NY Students Banned From Using Phones First Hated, Then Loved It Top 10 Small Business 401(k) Plan Providers Bottomless Fries, Floats and Broccoli. One Restaurant Chain’s Bid to Get Diners. - WSJ Why fast food value menus aren’t as good a deal as you might think How To Prevent, Report and Repair Identity Theft The Worst Kind of Identity Theft (and How To Prevent It) How to Freeze Your Credit With Experian, Equifax and TransUnion Best 529 College Savings Plans By State Understanding 529 rollovers to a Roth IRA 12 Items That Can't Be Returned to Amazon Clark.com resources Episode transcripts Community.Clark.com Clark.com daily money newsletter Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275 Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:47.0	So I think about in any meeting I'm in, a lot of people get bored in meetings. What do they start doing? They start
0:55.8	looking at their cell phone and they start disengaging from whatever's going on. They miss
1:01.8	whatever's going on.
1:03.0	And I know I wouldn't name.
1:07.0	My son is having been guilty of this.
1:10.0	I guess the statute of limitations has run out because he's in college now, but when he was in high school, I don't know what he learned or didn't learn because it seemed like he was always on his phone in every class.
1:26.8	And I know this makes me a terrible person,
1:32.3	but I really like it that more and more schools and slowly spreading
1:40.4	on school districts are banning the use of cell phones during classes.
1:48.0	Why does that make you a terrible person?
1:50.0	Well, because it sounds like I'm like taking away independence.
1:56.1	I don't think so.
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