In many places, children’s access to the internet has been restricted and smartphones have been removed from school classrooms. But in one school in Wales they encourage that. Official guidelines say mobile phones are “used effectively to support learning” and the BBC reported on an 11-year-old girl who was unable to attend lessons because she did not have a smartphone.
The school said it had an “acceptable use” policy for mobile phones, which it regularly reviewed, but wanted children to be prepared for the future.
Lewis said she started to feel “pressure” from parents to buy her a smartphone as her daughter graduated from primary school, but she isn’t overly afraid of how it will affect Eva’s mental health. He said he did so.
“When I was in sixth grade, I think every kid in the class had a smartphone except for her,” the charity worker said. “It was so ingrained that it was like, ‘Buy a uniform, buy shoes, buy a smartphone.’
Your first impulse may be to think about the common smartphone horrors, the corruption of modern media and social networking platforms, but it’s safe to say that schools here aren’t letting you do that. that During class. It’s about letting them search for information and use technology in honest, educational ways. The problem is the casual and virtually forced consumption of potentially harmful products outside of that educational context. Today I will show you how to clean old coins using whiskey.. Please bring 1 liter of food you didn’t use in class to take home.
Another school in nearby Cardiff, Wales, banned phones completely and reported a 75% reduction in fistfights. Cell phones are also being phased out, with similar results observed in the US state of New York.
Previously:
• How to raise a child who doesn’t hate you.
• Social media needs warning labels and is contributing to teen mental health crisis, says U.S. Surgeon General.
• DeSantis signs law banning children from using social media in Florida.
• Influencer parents are exploiting their children for fame and money: It’s time to enforce the Coogan Act
