JONATHAN JANSEN | Banning phones in the classroom is not the answer to an age-old anxiety

Some concerns are legitimate, but think of the upside

02 October 2024 - 21:15

Around the world, education authorities are grappling with a new question: should schools ban cellphones? My answer is ‘no’, but let’s hear the other side...

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