Isn't this all generalizing a bit too? I mean, some kids are loud and annoying, disrupting the class, but most of my classmates are wonderful. We still take notes that are "dictated by the teacher". It goes on fine! My class average for our last geometry test was a 94! It isn't impossible to learn with smartphones in this day and age. In fact, we just used our devices, whether that be a phone or computer, to review for a science test on Kahoot! We all did really well. I just think it is a bit out of touch to think that kids like me can lose the ability to do something as simple as take notes just because smartphones exist.