Aus Finnland: Das Verbot von Telefonen veränderte die Atmosphäre in der Schule: Kartenspiele ersetzten Telefone und das Lernen in den Pausen wurde intensiviert

Article in Finnish, but should be decently well handled by reddit’s translation.

Finland’s national broadcasting company visited a school that had banned the use of phones during classes, limiting use to special cases such as emergencies.

Some quotes from the student interviews in the video: „The sense of community has increased a lot, as people don’t just stare their phones. Students do a lot more sports during breaks.“ „It has pros and cons, when you can’t check a message right away. But otherwise, it’s been nice, as you spend more time with your friends.“ „It’s easier to approach others when they’re not using their phone“.

Turns out kids didn’t lose their social lives without phones they just got real ones back. Card games and actual conversations sound like a massive win.

I’m 38 and don’t have kids, but given how tempting it is to be on my phone all the time, I think banning them in schools is probably the right call.

I had mobile phone since 13 y.o., and played computer games since 4 y.o. I was the best student in school and almost the best in university, and I genuinely don’t understand how phones could be a problem to teenagers. No, actually, I can understand this, but I don’t understand why would their addiction problems affect me in not being allowed to use phone at school anymore.