Telefone während des gesamten Schultags verbieten, sagt Phillipson den Lehrern

It’s kind of a weird one for me. I’m not sure exactly which problem it aims to solve?

Being old, when I was at school a phone was basically just that. Nobody had any problem enforcing a ban on phones because there was absolutely no legitimate reason for you to have your phone out in the classroom. You kept it in your pocket or bag or the teacher would take it off you. Playing snake wasn’t exactly worth the risk.

Phones are different now, they serve many legitimate purposes.

If kids are playing with their phones in the middle of a lesson then teachers absolutely should have the power to take it from them until the end of class. Don’t they have this power already? If not then why not? I haven’t been to school for over 20 years now so I’m out of touch with what power a teacher actually has.

If the goal is to curb the mental health effects of teens being terminally online, won’t they just go straight on their phone after and between classes?

As for the article saying staff shouldn’t use phones – why not? is it a useful teaching tool that helps with a lesson? Then good. Is it being used so teachers can skive in the middle of class? Then surely we already have disciplinary action to handle that?