{"id":10955,"date":"2023-07-28T17:40:38","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T15:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/28\/bring-in-an-age-limit-for-smartphones-letters\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T17:40:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T15:40:38","slug":"bring-in-an-age-limit-for-smartphones-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/28\/bring-in-an-age-limit-for-smartphones-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Bring in an age limit for smartphones | Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"

These devices should be regarded as potentially as destabilising as cars or alcohol, writes Siobhan O\u2019Tierney. <\/strong>And Sushila Dhall <\/strong>laments parents who \u2018phub\u2019<\/p>\n

As a teacher, I am thrilled that the UN has called for a ban on mobile phones in schools (Report, 26 July<\/a>). This is long overdue. Since the ubiquity of phones has been normalised, I\u2019ve seen a parallel fall in pupils\u2019 concentration and retention, and a rise in demotivation. From my observations, the advance of smartphones has advanced the dumbing down of pupils.<\/p>\n

School heads seem reluctant to challenge parents\u2019 sense of their right to contact a child at any time of day. I am frequently told by pupils \u2013 after asking them to turn off their phone and put it away\u2013 \u201cOh Miss, I can\u2019t \u2013 it\u2019s my mum [or dad]. I have to answer them!\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nThese devices should be regarded as potentially as destabilising as cars or alcohol, writes Siobhan O\u2019Tierney. And Sushila Dhall laments parents who \u2018phub\u2019
\nAs a teacher, I am thrilled that the UN has called for a ban on mobile phones in schools (Report, 26 July). This is long overdue. Since the ubiquity of phones has been normalised, I\u2019ve seen a parallel fall in pupils\u2019 concentration and retention, and a rise in demotivation. From my observations, the advance of smartphones has advanced the dumbing down of pupils.
\nSchool heads seem reluctant to challenge parents\u2019 sense of their right to contact a child at any time of day. I am frequently told by pupils \u2013 after asking them to turn off their phone and put it away\u2013 \u201cOh Miss, I can\u2019t \u2013 it\u2019s my mum [or dad]. I have to answer them!\u201d Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

These devices should be regarded as potentially as destabilising as cars or alcohol, writes Siobhan O\u2019Tierney. And Sushila Dhall laments parents who \u2018phub\u2019 As a teacher, I am thrilled that the UN has called for a ban on mobile phones in schools (Report, 26 July). This is long overdue. Since the ubiquity of phones has …<\/p>\n

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