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This is more about using pen/pencil and paper instead of laptops rather than phone distractions.
I should dig it up, but I remember there’s a connection between handwriting and memory. Handwriting can help reinforce ideas and commit it to memory better than typing.
Handwriting activates a broader network of brain regions involved in motor, sensory, and cognitive processing. Typing engages fewer neural circuits, resulting in more passive cognitive engagement. Despite the advantages of typing in terms of speed and convenience, handwriting remains an important tool for learning and memory retention, particularly in educational contexts.
Meh, typing has other advantages too.
Like to memorize a random password or something, type it a couple times and when you need to remember it consciously you can just type it or even imagine typing it.
But "muscle memory" helps you remember the password better than as a string of unrelated charecters.
We just know the advantages of writing because it's been around so long.
The advantages of typing, aren't proven or even discovered yet.
But yeah, the answer is never one or the other, it's both.
Oh of course typing has its own advantages! It would be wise to utilize a combination especially in educational settings. Plus children should be taught how to type and utilize all sorts of tech.
I'm not a parent totally opposed to the use of laptops in school. And honestly, my kid's school does a pretty good job at balancing the tech with older school methods of learning. But it does no good to insist on transitioning kids into using tech only.