November 26, 2012

A simple experiment in Education

From the UK Telegraph:
Students thrive as head bans mobile phones
Students at Burnage Media Arts College in Manchester are forbidden from using mobiles anywhere at any time on campus.

The ban was brought in after children disrupted lessons by texting and playing games on their phones. There were also concerns that pupils were cyber-bullying one another using texts and Blackberry messaging (BBM).

Headteacher Ian Fenn introduced a zero-tolerance ban to curb the problem. Any pupil seen using a phone has it confiscated, with their parents having to go into the school in order to get it back.

Staff at the boys-only school, on Burnage Lane, say the difference in behaviour has been 'dramatic' since the ban was introduced a year ago. Parents and governors have given their full backing, while education watchdog Ofsted have also praised the move.
Hell yeah! We need to do this here too. If there is a family emergency, the parents can call the school directly and the student fetched from class. Grades have gone up now that the students are not being distracted. Posted by DaveH at November 26, 2012 8:40 PM
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