France to ban mobile phones in primary, junior and middle schools
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Re: France to ban mobile phones in primary, junior and middle schools
#2There's a funny scene in the movie Paper Plans where an Aussie school teacher makes all his students put their phones in a big hat before class starts.
Re: France to ban mobile phones in primary, junior and middle schools
#3Cell phones were banned during my years in high school, and smartphones didn’t even exist until halfway through my final year.
In hindsight, I am thankful for the enforcement as it made for fewer addictive interruptions in attention that I currently deal with in my professional career and personal life at large. Texting under a desk or playing a 2d game on a flip phone was about all you could get away with.
I doubt that my sentiment is very unique here.
Re: France to ban mobile phones in primary, junior and middle schools
#4I'd like to be able to call my kid in the event of an emergency. I understand banning general cell phone use during class hours, but it's infringing on civil liberties to force an unrestricted ban
Re: France to ban mobile phones in primary, junior and middle schools
#5I'd like to be able to call my kid in the event of an emergency. I understand banning general cell phone use during class hours, but it's infringing on civil liberties to force an unrestricted ban
Or, in an emergency you could simply call the school.
You know, they have a phone.
Re: France to ban mobile phones in primary, junior and middle schools
#6The important thing in the article is that this ban concerns phone usage during breaks and lunch. Phones in classes were already forbidden long time ago.
Re: France to ban mobile phones in primary, junior and middle schools
#7I'd like to be able to call my kid in the event of an emergency. I understand banning general cell phone use during class hours, but it's infringing on civil liberties to force an unrestricted ban
Civil liberties and cell phone usage in school have nothing to do with each other. Emergencies are dealt with using emergency channels, cell phones are a distraction in school and push kids into the 'upgrade' cycle or they'll be considered not cool because they have old hardware. Clothing and shoes are bad enough.
I'm so glad I wasn't a child in the age of constant parental supervision and communications. And I'll definitely leave my kids free from that. School is there to learn and to socialize with our peers, it is not there to be an extension of parental control.
Re: France to ban mobile phones in primary, junior and middle schools
#8I'd like to be able to call my kid in the event of an emergency. I understand banning general cell phone use during class hours, but it's infringing on civil liberties to force an unrestricted ban
Eh, call the school instead of disturbing all other kids for your self-proclaimed emergency.
Re: France to ban mobile phones in primary, junior and middle schools
#9I'd like to be able to call my kid in the event of an emergency. I understand banning general cell phone use during class hours, but it's infringing on civil liberties to force an unrestricted ban
What is an emergency? If you call for minor stuff, your kid will start to ignore your calls.
Re: France to ban mobile phones in primary, junior and middle schools
#10Cell phones were banned during my years in high school, and smartphones didn’t even exist until halfway through my final year. In hindsight, I am thankful for the enforcement as it made for fewer addictive interruptions in attention that I currently deal with in my professional career and personal life at large. Texting under a desk or playing a 2d game on a flip phone was about all you could get away with. I doubt t…
Not at all, I share the same view.
Electronic devices can be quite addictive. I don't have kids yet but when I do I don't see myself letting them have unlimited access to them.
So no problem with that rule for me, on the contrary.
(Anecdotally, I am French)