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At its heart, the proposed ban robs schools and principals of making decisions and once again devalues the teaching profession. 
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Banning mobile phones in schools is straight from the alarmist's book of bandaid solutions. Let's find a better one, writes Dan Hogan.
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How can we teenagers become good digital citizens if we ban phones during school hours?
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Education minister James Merlino announces move aimed at reducing classroom distraction and cyberbullying
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What would happen to the dynamic in a school if the students locked away their mobile phones for the day? A lot, it turns out — and it's all positive.
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Our experience tells us that in the vast majority of cases, when it comes to mobile phones there is usually very little learning taking place.
Peter Mellow's insight:
Did your teachers make an effort to create learning activities that incorporated educational phone use?
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The federal education minister wants to take the state’s initiative nationwide but not everyone’s buying the argument
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The state government's phone ban has divided teachers, students and parents in the public system. Now the attention has turned to private schools.
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Banning mobile phones in school may seem sensible, but research and similar moves elsewhere suggest a blanket ban may introduce some problems.
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The Victorian government has adopted one of the world's toughest stances on mobile phone use in schools.
Peter Mellow's insight:
Is this a step forward, or backwards?
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A top London headteacher today said blanket mobile phone bans are “doomed to failure” because children sneak secret phones into school. Stephen Lehec, head of Kingston Grammar School, argued that schools should instead teach children to use their smartphones responsibly. The school, where fees are £18,000 a year and whose former pupils include Olympic rowing gold medallist James Cracknell, allows students and staff to have their phones in lessons as long as they are on silent.
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The NSW government introduced a ban on phones in primary schools after an independent review.
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