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France has banned all children under 15 from using their phones in school
« on: September 03, 2018, 10:10:44 pm »
France has banned all children under 15 from using their phones in school
Sinéad Baker   10 hours ago

  • French students returning from the summer break will no longer be able to use their phones during the school day.
  • Earlier this summer France banned all students under 15 from using all cellphones, tablets, and smartwatches at any point during the day.
  • That includes mealtimes.
  • The government is concerned that students are becoming too dependent on and distracted by their phones.

Monday is the first day that French schoolchildren under 15 cannot use their cellphones at any point during the school day, thanks to a new nationwide law.

The ban, passed in July following a campaign pledge made by French President Emmanuel Macron, will affect elementary and junior high schools across the country as they return from the summer break.

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Re: France has banned all children under 15 from using their phones in school
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2018, 11:58:34 pm »
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The government is concerned that students are becoming too dependent on and distracted by their phones.
True 'dat.
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Re: France has banned all children under 15 from using their phones in school
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2018, 12:58:22 am »
Might be a good idea.

A little-known fact about Steve Jobs is that -- at home -- he did not allow his own kids to use such devices much at all...
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Re: France has banned all children under 15 from using their phones in school
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2018, 12:59:32 am »
Quote from: Suppressed on September 03, 2018, 10:10:44 pm
France has banned all children under 15 from using their phones in school
Sinéad Baker   10 hours ago

  • French students returning from the summer break will no longer be able to use their phones during the school day.
  • Earlier this summer France banned all students under 15 from using all cellphones, tablets, and smartwatches at any point during the day.
  • That includes mealtimes.
  • The government is concerned that students are becoming too dependent on and distracted by their phones.

Monday is the first day that French schoolchildren under 15 cannot use their cellphones at any point during the school day, thanks to a new nationwide law.

The ban, passed in July following a campaign pledge made by French President Emmanuel Macron, will affect elementary and junior high schools across the country as they return from the summer break.

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https://www.businessinsider.com/france-bans-children-using-phones-at-school-2018-9/?utm_source=reddit.com

Who would think it would be the French that did something rational?
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Re: France has banned all children under 15 from using their phones in school
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2018, 01:19:35 am »
Like the idea, but why 15?  I think a phone prohibition for any classroom is a better idea.
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Re: France has banned all children under 15 from using their phones in school
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2018, 01:22:16 am »
Quote from: Fishrrman on September 04, 2018, 12:58:22 am
Might be a good idea.

A little-known fact about Steve Jobs is that -- at home -- he did not allow his own kids to use such devices much at all...

Smart man.
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Re: France has banned all children under 15 from using their phones in school
« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2018, 01:32:04 am »
Quote from: catfish1957 on September 04, 2018, 01:19:35 am
Like the idea, but why 15?  I think a phone prohibition for any classroom is a better idea.
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Re: France has banned all children under 15 from using their phones in school
« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2018, 02:11:48 am »
Quote from: Fishrrman on September 04, 2018, 12:58:22 am
Might be a good idea.

A little-known fact about Steve Jobs is that -- at home -- he did not allow his own kids to use such devices much at all...
I've read that other big tech guys similarly limit their children's internet/electronic device time. I wish more parents did that.
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