How a school was transformed when students were banned from using their mobile phones [tr]

UK Daily Mail ^ | August 21, 2019 | Tom Place

[C19fan]

The latest school to officially ban mobile phones has revealed its students have been transformed and are happy they made the change.

Lakes Grammar, located north of the NSW Central Coast, implemented the ban in May due to concerns about students playing video games at school.

Teaching and Learning Director Michelle Smith said there had been an noticeable increase in interactions, with students far more likely to go out onto the oval or play games together, the Daily Telegraph reported.

'Board games are coming out, cards are out and they are all interacting. We're even seeing them play hopscotch and the old favourite, duck duck goose. It's really interesting what they have come up with.

[C19fan]

I wish the school my daughters attend(ed) banned smart phones. The teachers actually encourage smart phones. They would have the students take a photo of the materials on the chalkboard or screen.

[Red Badger]

Back in 2005, not long after we moved into our current house, there was a hurricane, Dennis.

We thought we had moved into a rather mature neighborhood, since we saw no children of any ages playing in the streets around our neighborhood.

The electricity was off for several days and the streets were filled with children! No computers, no cellphones, no video games!

When the electricity came back on, they all disappeared again..............

[Buckeye McFrog]

Schools here used to ban cell phones.

That ended on 9/11/2001 when large numbers of parents freaked-out about not being able to reach their child.

[chris37]

I love this commercial on tv showing a family riding in a car and no one interacting with each other, because they all have their own separate media that they are engaged in.

“They would have the students take a photo of the materials on the chalkboard or screen.”

This way the students don’t have to learn to take notes or employ their own memory.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I am somewhat encouraged by the fact that this summer I have noticed more children playing outdoors than I have for many, many years.

[dp0622]

We’re even seeing them play hopscotch and the old favourite, duck duck goose...

That reminds me. I have a competition this weekend.

The temptation to use it is too great and it is very distracting.

We all went to school without our parents being able to call us and we were just fine.

An emergency will be forwarded by someone at the school office.

And there shouldn’t be that many emergencies in a week or a month.

[eyeamok]

NO ELECTRONIC Device of any kind should be Allowed in Schools, Learn to use a slide rule, pencil and paper, like we did.

[I want the USA back]

Surely schools that teach fist f******, the mechanics of gay sex, and provide abortions and referrals to sex-”change” specialists, can interfere with the kids’ rights and make them put away their smartphones for a few hours.

[BobL]

I guess I’m confused. How are students supposed to learn of they can’t text each other?

[varyouga]

Had the same exact experience after Hurricane Sandy.

Scores of ghost white children in the neighborhood that I’ve never seen before holding out their cellphones in the street looking for service...

[Red Badger]

Cellphone Zombies!................😱

[The Great RJ]

I taught in a college that went to an all laptop environment. Students were provided with special software to allow them to take notes with their tablet PCs that could be synced with the instructors board presentations made on a tablet PC and saved to a student portal. In theory this should have been a great system, but few If any students actually took notes. Even offering incentives like free IPods for students using the system the most failed to increase note taking. My experience was that my students often spent their class time using their PC to play games, text their friends and even play games. I finally had my students close their laptops during my classes.

Technology is great, but can be a major distraction to learning especially for high school age kids. I’m all for banning smartphones in school. Concerns by helicopter parents that they cannot contact their kids are bunk

[Buckeye McFrog]

NO ELECTRONIC Device of any kind should be Allowed in Schools, Learn to use a slide rule, pencil and paper, like we did.

Your school instead shells out millions of your tax dollars to Apple to provide them all with iPads.

My sister was trying to shield her kids from technology. Then the school gave them iPads and set up email accounts for them.

I know a guy who is IT Coordinator for a local school district. He says we have no idea how brutally rough a middle school kiddie can be on an iPad.

[Kickass Conservative]

Our Friend’s Daughter is a Middle School Teacher.

She collects all the Cell Phones from Students on their way into the Classroom. She makes sure they turn them off beforehand and they get them back on their way out the door.

[minnesota_bound]

There is a Simpsons cartoon episode where this happened and the kids go outside and play with classical music playing in the background.

[Boogieman]

Phone drones.

[9YearLurker]

I’m with ya there!