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Parents should wait until their children are teenagers to give them a smartphone.
Stage 1: Initial Voting & Discussion
Kids deserve a childhood that isn’t dominated by screens, notifications, and social media.
Smartphones help kids stay safe, connect with friends, and learn responsibility. Teaching healthy habits matters more than waiting.
I worry about the effects of smartphones on kids, but I also worry about them feeling isolated when all their friends have one.
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Most participants see real risks in early smartphone use. The core tension is between protecting childhood and teaching healthy habits.
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What makes Banjo different
Built for disagreement. Designed for better conversation.
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Most college courses should include instruction on how to evaluate sources.
Enter an argument in support of your position. Minimum 10 words, maximum 800 words.
Beyond the echo chamber
Challenge your assumptions, consider opposing views, and make room for every voice — not just the loudest.
Students who learn to trace a claim back to its source carry that habit into every class — not just the ones that teach it.
That’s what high school is for. College should assume basic information literacy.
Fair — but a one-week module in the first term might bridge that gap without touching every syllabus.
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Students who learn to trace a claim back to its source carry that habit into every class.
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Bring better debate into the classroom.
Meaningful discussion is essential to learning, but getting students to participate isn’t always easy. Banjo helps professors spark engagement, practice civil discourse, and improve learning outcomes through thoughtful debate.
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Banjo was built with leading professors and thinkers in philosophy, ethics, and civil discourse — bringing decades of expertise in reasoning, argument, and productive disagreement.
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