[hollerith]

You're supposing that there existed a virtuous past in which parents taught their children respect and that if we returned to that past, there would be no need to ban smartphones in the classroom, and you believe that even though this virtuous past had no smartphones.

[DANmode]

I’m supposing that there are, have been,

and will be,

cultures that exhibit (and socially enforce) basic respect, yes.

Even in the presence of technology.