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Schools don't already ban them from the classroom?

amelius 3y ago
In France they do. https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexledsom/2019/08/30/the-mobile-phone-ban-in-french-schools-one-year-on-would-it-work-elsewhere/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexledsom/2019/08/30/the-mobil...
bollos 3y ago
They have for a while now in my experience. I'm not sure if it's still a thing, but there used to be these like sacks at the door with numbered pockets in which you'd put your phone until the end of that specific class.
- nerdbert 3y ago
  Based on visiting a lot of Dutch schools this year, that's still very much happening. I tried to google a photo but couldn't figure out what the word for that thing is.
Aachen 3y ago
My Dutch school in the back-end of nowhere (insofar as the country has that) was very progressive with their phone ban in 2006, apparently. Per the article "Schools and teachers have been asking for rules to restrict the use of mobile phones in the classroom" I didn't know that they need permission to enact rules towards an orderly teaching environment. Sounds implausible but what do I know A notable omission from the article is how many schools already have this rule, because I can't imagine that any of them just lets the kids be on their phone during lessons. You're also not allowed to talk while the teacher is explaining something, or aren't allowed to work on homework for another subject or so. So even learning is prohibited if it's not for the right subject you're allocated right now: that's already in place, but banning phones is a problem? Curious
criddell 3y ago
My kids’ high school required kids have a smartphone. They wanted them using the calendar to track tests and assignments, they used the camera quite a bit both for assignments (make a short video about blah blah blah) and for quick notes (take a picture of the homework assignment on the white board). There was a twitter-like app for the teacher to broadcast information to the students and I believe students could message their teacher.

In France they do. https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexledsom/2019/08/30/the-mobile-phone-ban-in-french-schools-one-year-on-would-it-work-elsewhere/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexledsom/2019/08/30/the-mobil...

bollos 3y ago

They have for a while now in my experience. I'm not sure if it's still a thing, but there used to be these like sacks at the door with numbered pockets in which you'd put your phone until the end of that specific class.

nerdbert 3y ago
Based on visiting a lot of Dutch schools this year, that's still very much happening. I tried to google a photo but couldn't figure out what the word for that thing is.

Aachen 3y ago

My Dutch school in the back-end of nowhere (insofar as the country has that) was very progressive with their phone ban in 2006, apparently. Per the article "Schools and teachers have been asking for rules to restrict the use of mobile phones in the classroom" I didn't know that they need permission to enact rules towards an orderly teaching environment. Sounds implausible but what do I know A notable omission from the article is how many schools already have this rule, because I can't imagine that any of them just lets the kids be on their phone during lessons. You're also not allowed to talk while the teacher is explaining something, or aren't allowed to work on homework for another subject or so. So even learning is prohibited if it's not for the right subject you're allocated right now: that's already in place, but banning phones is a problem? Curious

criddell 3y ago

My kids’ high school required kids have a smartphone. They wanted them using the calendar to track tests and assignments, they used the camera quite a bit both for assignments (make a short video about blah blah blah) and for quick notes (take a picture of the homework assignment on the white board). There was a twitter-like app for the teacher to broadcast information to the students and I believe students could message their teacher.