The public school with the best exam average banned cell phones in January

The debate regarding the impact of smartphones, especially social networks, on the mental health of young people is fervently heated. In fact, specialists and guardians have explored the consequences of technologies in...

According to the director of this school in the municipality of Oliveira de Azeméis, in the district of Aveiro and the Metropolitan Area of Porto, the use of cell phones was already prohibited in the classroom, unless requested by a teacher for the purpose of teaching work, but since January 6, the measure has also applied to breaks. “In recent years, we felt that students were very distracted during breaks, always clinging to their cell phones,…

The new strategy began to generate opposition among young people, but the director affirms that, after “one or two days of 'weaning'” in the initial period, the students easily adapted to the new rules, not least because the school increased its offer of recreational alternatives, making didactic and board games, decks of cards and two ping-pong tables available to students.

More than a few weeks for the students of the basic school before the use of the smartphone is prohibited in the schools. From 22 April, after the Easter holidays, the use of all connected devices will be prohibited, throughout the whole school day, including during breaks, and during all ...