Mobiles in schools?

Hi everyone,

There has been a lot of discussion recently about the affect that mobile phones are having on children's education. Mobile phones can be distracting to the user and have a wider impact on others in the classroom by causing disruption and even facilitate bullying.

On the other hand phones are an essential tool for keeping in touch with family and can be a valuable resource for learning, giving students access the Internet and can be incorporated into the learning process using apps and interactive lessons.

What are your thoughts on mobiles in schools? Are schools right to ban phones during class time, or even on the school grounds altogether or do you think a better approach would be to incorporate devices into lesson plans and make them part of the learning process?

Share your thoughts in the comments below!

all mobile phones should be banned in schools

Thanks for the reply jsdmins, how would you manage such a ban? Would you confiscate students phones at the gate a bit like when you go to a concert or show or would you have a more relaxed policy such as letting students use their phones at lunch but penalties for use during lesson time?

Martin Hi Martin, I have a 10 yo son, I am looking for his next school. One of the first stings I look for is their mobile phone policy. I demand his next school will have an outright ban on mobile phones. If they are brought to school they must be locked away till the very end of the school day. This removes peer pressure to have a mobile phone. My son's childhood is far more precious than a mobile phone, Australia are doing the right thing, the social media ban for under 16's cannot come soon enough in the UK for me. I have told my son he will get a brick phone from the age of 13, every parent should be the same. Please read The Anxious Generation by Jonathon Heidt.