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The Sour Aftertaste of the Digital Age

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The Sour Aftertaste of the Digital Age
Students at Washington Junior High School use the unlocking mechanism to open the bags in which their cellphones were sealed during the school day, in Washington, Pa., on Oct. 27, 2022. Keith Srakocic/AP Photo
Mark Bauerlein
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As one state and school district after another bans cellphones in classrooms, we should pause for a moment and appreciate what a remarkable reversal has occurred.
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Mark Bauerlein
Mark Bauerlein
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Mark Bauerlein is an emeritus professor of English at Emory University. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, The Washington Post, the TLS, and the Chronicle of Higher Education.