France bans smartphones from schools By Rory Smith, CNN Updated 1143 GMT(1943 HKT) July 31, 2018 Treating internet addiction -don't Google it! 07: 32 (CNN)French children will have to leave their smartphones and smart devices at home or switched off when they are at school starting in September as tablets, applies to schoolchildren between 3 and 15 years of age, and was,such The ban on smartphones as well as other kinds of internet-connected devices, passed by lawmakers on Monday. French high schools, or lycees, with students 15 and older, will get to choose whether to adopt the phone ban for their pupils We know today that there is a phenomenon of screen addiction the phenomenon of bad mobile phone use. Our main role is to protect children and adolescents. It is a fundamental role of education and this law allows it. said Education minister Jean Michel Blanquer on French news channel BFMTV The law fulfills one of President Emmanuel Macrons campaign promises. It passed 62 votes to one, supported by members of Macron,s centrist La Republique en Marche! party. Some lawmakers from the right and the left abstained, claiming the law would change little This isn't a 21st century law in our eyes, but a law from the era of news channels and binary debate said Alexis Corbiere a deputy from the left-wing Unbowed France party and a former teacher In reality the ban has already been made he added referring to a 2010 law. " I don't know a single teacher in this country that allows the use of phones in class
France bans smartphones from schools By Rory Smith, CNN Updated 1143 GMT (1943 HKT) July 31, 2018 Play Video Treating internet addiction - don't Google it! 07:32 (CNN)French children will have to leave their smartphones and smart devices at home or switched off when they are at school starting in September. The ban on smartphones as well as other kinds of internet-connected devices, such as tablets, applies to schoolchildren between 3 and 15 years of age, and was passed by lawmakers on Monday. French high schools, or lycées, with students 15 and older, will get to choose whether to adopt the phone ban for their pupils. "We know today that there is a phenomenon of screen addiction, the phenomenon of bad mobile phone use... Our main role is to protect children and adolescents. It is a fundamental role of education, and this law allows it," said Education Minister JeanMichel Blanquer on French news channel BFMTV. The law fulfills one of President Emmanuel Macron's campaign promises. It passed 62 votes to one, supported by members of Macron's centrist La République en Marche! party. Some lawmakers from the right and the left abstained, claiming the law would change little. "This isn't a 21st century law in our eyes, but a law from the era of news channels and binary debate," said Alexis Corbière, a deputy from the left-wing Unbowed France party and a former teacher. "In reality, the ban has already been made," he added, referring to a 2010 law. "I don't know a single teacher in this country that allows the use of phones in class
High school students with their smartphones and tablet computers at the vocational school in bischwiller eastern france A law approved in 2010 banned the use of smartphones "during all teaching activity The new law makes exceptions for disabled students, during extracurricular activities nd for pedagogical use This is your brain on a smartphone Our increasing dependence on smartphones has given rise to the term "nomophobia, NO MObile PHOne phoBIA--the fear of not being able to use your cell phone her smart device. One survey from the UK showed that 66% of respondents have some form of nomophobia and 41% of those respondents said they had two or more phones in order to stay connected Smartphone addiction could be changing your brain And as rates of smartphone and internet addiction rise, so too do the adverse effects of these activities on our brains
High school students with their smartphones and tablet computers at the vocational school in Bischwiller, eastern France. A law approved in 2010 banned the use of smartphones "during all teaching activity." The new law makes exceptions for disabled students, during extracurricular activities and for "pedagogical use." This is your brain on a smartphone Our increasing dependence on smartphones has given rise to the term "nomophobia," or "NO MObile PHOne phoBIA" -- the fear of not being able to use your cell phone or other smart device. One survey from the UK showed that 66% of respondents have some form of nomophobia and 41% of those respondents said they had two or more phones in order to stay connected. Smartphone addiction could be changing your brain And as rates of smartphone and internet addiction rise, so too do the adverse effects of these activities on our brains
A study from South Korea conducted on teenagers with internet and smartphone addiction demonstrated that their brains had higher levels of a neurotransmitter that slows down neurons, resulting in reduced levels of control and attention and rendering people more susceptible to distractions Another study by the London School of Economics and Political Science showed that banning smartphones in schools caused a clear improvement in students' test scores More that 90% of French children between the ages of 12 and 17 had mobile phones in 2016, up from 72% in 2005, according to French telecoms regulator ARCEP CNNs Frank Andrews and Sam Bradpiece contributed from Paris and Arnaud Siad contributed from london france Bans Smartphones in Schools Through th Grade. will It Help students Image Imane Belaroussi, from left, Grace Blahourou and Zoelinh Masson on their phones after school in Paris. Credit Credit Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times By Alissa J. Rubin and Elian peltier sept.20,2018 PARiS-The eighth-grade girls already know what to expect from france's new smartphone ban in all primary and middle schools because their school voluntarily instituted one last year. Annoying, was the assessment of Zoelinh Masson, 12, as her friend grace Blahourou, 13, agreed
A study from South Korea conducted on teenagers with internet and smartphone addiction demonstrated that their brains had higher levels of a neurotramsmitter that slows down neurons, resulting in reduced levels of control and attention and rendering people more susceptible to distractions. Another study by the London School of Economics and Political Science showed that banning smartphones in schools caused a clear improvement in students' test scores. More that 90% of French children between the ages of 12 and 17 had mobile phones in 2016, up from 72% in 2005, according to French telecoms regulator ARCEP. CNN's Frank Andrews and Sam Bradpiece contributed from Paris and Arnaud Siad contributed from London. France Bans Smartphones in Schools Through 9th Grade. Will It Help Students? Image Imane Belaroussi, from left, Grace Blahourou and Zoélinh Masson on their phones after school in Paris.CreditCreditDmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times By Alissa J. Rubin and Elian Peltier • Sept. 20, 2018 • o o o o o PARIS — The eighth-grade girls already know what to expect from France’s new smartphone ban in all primary and middle schools because their school voluntarily instituted one last year. “Annoying,” was the assessment of Zoélinh Masson, 12, as her friend Grace Blahourou, 13, agreed
Still, they said that with no smartphones, students did talk to one anothermore France's education ministry hopes that its smartphone ban, which took effect the beginning of September and applies to students from first through ninth grades, will get schoolchildren to pay more attention in class and interact more, and several studies suggest such correlations. Some experts are skeptical that the ban can be enforced, and some teachers question the merits ofinsulating children from the internet-dominated world they will face outside school. But the French government believes that without minimizing distractions, children will never learn the basics ADVERTISEMEN If we want to prepare children in the 21st century, we must give them thetools of modernity: mastery of math, of general culture the ability to flourish in social relationships, a capacity to discuss with others, to understand and respect others and then very strong digital skills, said Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer It's a message we send to society Do not always be on your phones The smartphone ban expands on a current law that applied only to junior high grades and forbade the use of smartphones during class. The new law includes lower grades and will also apply to the entire school grounds, including the schoolyard. The only exception is when smartphones' use is assigned by a teacher Help us break the next big story Subseribe to the New york times Around 93 percent of French children ages 12 to 17 have mobile phones, and an estimated 86 percent in that age group have models that support apps, according to French government and research institute data from 2016 and 2017. Just under two-thirds of middle school and junior high students are signed upon social networks like Instagram and Snapchat and video games like Fortnite The problems with smartphone use are well known Students' insecurity can rise they constantly worry about keeping up with"likes and"shares"on social media. Teachers worry about cyberbullying and abusive practical jokes like photographing classmates from under the bathroom door and then posting the images online. EDITORS’ PICKS
Still, they said that with no smartphones, students did talk to one another more. France’s education ministry hopes that its smartphone ban, which took effect at the beginning of September and applies to students from first through ninth grades, will get schoolchildren to pay more attention in class and interact more, and several studies suggest such correlations. Some experts are skeptical that the ban can be enforced, and some teachers question the merits of insulating children from the internet-dominated world they will face outside school. But the French government believes that without minimizing distractions, children will never learn the basics. ADVERTISEMENT “If we want to prepare children in the 21st century, we must give them the tools of modernity: mastery of math, of general culture, the ability to flourish in social relationships, a capacity to discuss with others, to understand and respect others and then very strong digital skills,” said Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer. “It’s a message we send to society: Do not always be on your phones.” The smartphone ban expands on a current law that applied only to junior high grades and forbade the use of smartphones during class. The new law includes lower grades and will also apply to the entire school grounds, including the schoolyard. The only exception is when smartphones’ use is assigned by a teacher. Help us break the next big story. Subscribe to The New York Times Around 93 percent of French children ages 12 to 17 have mobile phones, and an estimated 86 percent in that age group have models that support apps, according to French government and research institute data from 2016 and 2017. Just under two-thirds of middle school and junior high students are signed up on social networks like Instagram and Snapchat and video games like Fortnite. The problems with smartphone use are well known. Students’ insecurity can rise as they constantly worry about keeping up with “likes” and “shares” on social media. Teachers worry about cyberbullying and abusive practical jokes like photographing classmates from under the bathroom door and then posting the images online. EDITORS’ PICKS
His Body Was Behind the Wheel for a Week Before It Was Discovered. This was his life The Battle for Congress Is Close. Here's the State of the Race. Chinas Women-Only Subway Cars, Where Men Rush In ADVERTISEMENT France is rare in legislating a solution. In Denmark, legislators are examining similar approach, but have said they do not want to put it into law. In britain each school makes its own rules. And in New York City, Mayor Bill de blasio won points three years ago when he lifted a school cellphone ban put in place under his predecessor, Michael Bloomberg In New York, as in many American school districts, parents want to be able to check on their children throughout the day. and in school shootings in the United States, students have often used their phones to call 911 and report" active shooter " situations In France, where there have been no school shootings, few parents have objected to the ban. The law, a campaign promise of President Emmanuel Macron, flew through the legislature this summer with strong support from parents and many teachers About 6o percent of French junior high schools already had similar bans, said Frederique Rolet, the secretary general of a national teachers union Under the new law, students can bring their phones to school but must keep them out ofsight in their school bags or lockers If they are caught using them the phones can be confiscated for a day Sign up for The Interprete Subscribe for original insights, commentary and discussions on the major news stories of the week. from columnists max Fisher and Amanda taub SIGN UP
His Body Was Behind the Wheel for a Week Before It Was Discovered. This Was His Life. The Battle for Congress Is Close. Here’s the State of the Race. China’s Women-Only Subway Cars, Where Men Rush In ADVERTISEMENT France is rare in legislating a solution. In Denmark, legislators are examining a similar approach, but have said they do not want to put it into law. In Britain, each school makes its own rules. And in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio won points three years ago when he lifted a school cellphone ban put in place under his predecessor, Michael Bloomberg. In New York, as in many American school districts, parents want to be able to check on their children throughout the day. And in school shootings in the United States, students have often used their phones to call 911 and report “active shooter” situations. In France, where there have been no school shootings, few parents have objected to the ban. The law, a campaign promise of President Emmanuel Macron, flew through the legislature this summer with strong support from parents and many teachers. About 60 percent of French junior high schools already had similar bans, said Frédérique Rolet, the secretary general of a national teachers union. Under the new law, students can bring their phones to school but must keep them out of sight in their school bags or lockers. If they are caught using them, the phones can be confiscated for a day. Sign up for The Interpreter Subscribe for original insights, commentary and discussions on the major news stories of the week, from columnists Max Fisher and Amanda Taub. SIGN UP Image
Around 93 percent of French children ages 12 to 17 have mobile phones, and most have models that support apps. Credit Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times Yet students say they know how to get around the ban Grace, the eighth grader, said that even after her school, francoise Dolto middle school in Paris, introduced its rule last year, she continued to film her friends for Snapchat and Instagram She just did it clandestinely ADVERTISEMENT Both she and her classmate Zoelinh say they take their phones to school even though they are not allowed to use them there. In theory I could leave it at home and pick it up after school, but I'd be missing something, " Zoelinh said. I would not feel good at all Grace added, halfjoking, Wed be depressed. Both said they felt a void when their phones were not close by. During an interview in a cafe both girls restrained themselves from doing much texting, but kept touching their phones Teachers also doubt whether the ban is enforceable, especially with young teenagers for whom rebellion often trumps any inclination to follow a teacher instructions I just don' t know how the law will be put in place, "said Cecile Dhondt, who teaches students who have trouble keeping upin class at College Jean Jaures middle school in a suburb of lille in northern france As for taking away phones if students refuse to put them away, she said, IfI confiscated them, my students would not come anymore to class, and that is not the objective,” David Scellier who teaches French language and literature at a school in a Paris suburb. said that he doubted the law would be an effective"answer to the addiction problem, and that responsibility was being put in the wrong place Who buys the phones for the children? he said. Who doesnt give them a childrens problems. s pig n using them? Parents. But everyone blames the framework and set limits school, which is very ty in France: School should be responsible for all the However, he acknowledged that phones were a top concern of the young teachers hetrains, who inevitably ask how to deal with smartphone use in class. " Most of
Around 93 percent of French children ages 12 to 17 have mobile phones, and most have models that support apps.CreditDmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times Yet students say they know how to get around the ban. Grace, the eighth grader, said that even after her school, Françoise Dolto middle school in Paris, introduced its rule last year, she continued to film her friends for Snapchat and Instagram. She just did it clandestinely. ADVERTISEMENT Both she and her classmate Zoélinh say they take their phones to school even though they are not allowed to use them there. “In theory I could leave it at home and pick it up after school, but I’d be missing something,” Zoélinh said. “I would not feel good at all.” Grace added, half joking, “We’d be depressed.” Both said they felt a void when their phones were not close by. During an interview in a cafe, both girls restrained themselves from doing much texting, but kept touching their phones. Teachers also doubt whether the ban is enforceable, especially with young teenagers for whom rebellion often trumps any inclination to follow a teacher’s instructions. “I just don’t know how the law will be put in place,” said Cécile Dhondt, who teaches students who have trouble keeping up in class at College Jean Jaurès middle school in a suburb of Lille, in northern France. As for taking away phones if students refuse to put them away, she said, “If I confiscated them, my students would not come anymore to class, and that is not the objective.” David Scellier, who teaches French language and literature at a school in a Paris suburb, said that he doubted the law would be an effective “answer to the addiction problem,” and that responsibility was being put in the wrong place. ADVERTISEMENT “Who buys the phones for the children?” he said. “Who doesn’t give them a framework and set limits on using them? Parents. But everyone blames the school, which is very typical in France: School should be responsible for all the children’s problems.” However, he acknowledged that phones were a top concern of the young teachers he trains, who inevitably ask how to deal with smartphone use in class. “Most of
them thinkthat they will be more protected with the law, he said. "Lets wait and see. But i doubt it For sociologists and scientists in France who study attention spans and the digital culture, removing smartphones from school makes sense even ifit does not fully address the difficulty of managing the siren call of social networks. It's a culture of presentism, " Monique Dagnaud, a researcher at the government run National Center for Scientific Research. said of social media. "It creates a rapport with the world that is very immediate, very visual, fun. The culture of the internet is ofimmediate pleasure, she added -the inverse of school, which is about delayed gratification Smartphone use sets off the production of dopamine-"the same system that is implicated in addictions and drugs, said Jean-Philippe Lachaux, a neuroscientist at the National Institute for Health and Medical research The problem with the telephone is that it reduces all sensation to what you see and the body disappears, he said.The world is very much reduced. That makes the smartphone ban all the more important, he said, so that children open up to the rest of the world" for at least a few hours a day
them think that they will be more protected with the law,” he said. “Let’s wait and see. But I doubt it.” For sociologists and scientists in France who study attention spans and the digital culture, removing smartphones from school makes sense even if it does not fully address the difficulty of managing the siren call of social networks. “It’s a culture of presentism,” Monique Dagnaud, a researcher at the governmentrun National Center for Scientific Research, said of social media. “It creates a rapport with the world that is very immediate, very visual, fun.” “The culture of the internet is of immediate pleasure,” she added — the inverse of school, which is about delayed gratification. Smartphone use sets off the production of dopamine — “the same system that is implicated in addictions and drugs,” said Jean-Philippe Lachaux, a neuroscientist at the National Institute for Health and Medical Research. “The problem with the telephone is that it reduces all sensation to what you see and the body disappears,” he said. “The world is very much reduced.” That makes the smartphone ban all the more important, he said, so that children “open up to the rest of the world” for at least a few hours a day
