Source Feed: Ottawa Citizen
Author: Peter Hum
Publication Date: May 1, 2024 - 16:06
Sherazi: Cellphones provide checks and balances in class, not just distractions
May 1, 2024
Last week, Ontario Education Minister Stephen Leece announced a back-to-basics plan for students, including a ban on cellphone use in classrooms. The primary reason given is obvious. Parents and teachers have been concerned about the distractions that cellphones cause. Read More
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Comments
Disagree. Having taught students who recorded video of other students to embarrass and shame them, I completely agree with removing cell phones and any device that can connect to the internet through data, like some tablets, from the classroom. They simply are not required.