Danish Government Wants to Ban Mobile Phones in Primary and Secondary Schools
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The announcement comes as the performance of young Danes has fallen sharply in the international PISA rankings, a study published every three years by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
The Danish government is planning to ban mobile phones in primary and secondary schools, the Danish government announced today.
Denmark is moving towards a complete ban on mobile phones in primary and secondary schools, after student performance dropped – “We have allowed children to spend too many hours in front of a screen,” said Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.
The Danish Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Magnus Hünike, for his part, noted that the rejection of phones should become a new norm in schools. "We can see in the PISA surveys that countries that have imposed bans have fewer failures," he said.
The Danish government, which will ban the use of social networks by children under 15, wants to ban, [...]
A country in Europe, so far praised for the education system, wants to ban the use of mobile phones both in classrooms and during breaks. The measure comes after students have achieved the weakest results ever recorded in reading, mathematics and science in the international PISA ranking.
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