Have your say on this issue! A large majority of lecturers answer in a new survey that mobile phone use disrupts teaching. – It is very worrying that as many as 75 per cent respond that pupils’ use of mobile phones disrupts teaching. It is an acknowledgment that there needs to be a stronger focus, says leader Helle Christin Nyhuus of the Lecturers’ Association. It is the Lectorlaget itself that is responsible for the investigation. The vast majority of respondents work in upper secondary schools. Thinks the current practice does not work Education Minister Kari Nessa Nordtun (Ap) said in Politisk kvarter last week that she cannot find any good reasons why mobile phones should be part of everyday school life. She has asked the Directorate of Education to start the work, which will end with a clear recommendation for schools to be mobile-free. This is a clear shift from former education minister Tonje Brenna (Ap), who believed that schools could decide for themselves. The new Minister of Knowledge thus appears to have support among the lecturers. The association refers to it as a change in trend. – The fact that 7 out of 10 request national guidelines may be an expression of the fact that current practice locally does not work, Nyhuus believes. The student organization disagrees Leader Petter Andreas Lona in the Student Organization believes that the mobile phone has such a central place in society that it is something students must learn to handle. – In society, the mobile phone plays a key role, and we believe that the school has a responsibility to prepare students for that working life. By introducing a national guideline that mobile phones do not belong in school, the school loses that opportunity, says Lona. CRITICAL: Leader Petter Andreas Lona in the Student Organization believes mobile rules must be determined locally with the involvement of the students. He believes that mobile phones should rather be integrated into the classroom. – You can have local guidelines, but the most important thing is that the pupils locally have a hand in designing the guidelines. Lona says he is no stranger to cell phone bans in certain classes or classrooms, but that you should not overrun local democracy in the individual school. – Don’t you get worried about surveys that show that there is more bullying with mobile phones at school? – Yes, of course. But we think a lot of the reason for that is that students have not been taught how to use mobile phones safely, Lona replies. Great variation The lecturer team says the mobile phone rules have varied a lot between the different schools. – We think that is why so many now want national rules, says Nyhuus. She asks that the teachers be involved when the new guidelines are to be drawn up. – In order to safeguard the joint school, with the same framework, it is important that we create joint driving rules. The lecturer team believes that the Norwegian Directorate of Education must involve those who are in the classrooms in this work, she says. The Education Association also believes that teachers must be involved when new rules are to be made. – It is absolutely crucial that a new set of regulations does not limit teachers’ ability to provide adapted teaching for the benefit of the pupils, writes manager Steffen Handal to news. He believes schools need more knowledge to be able to handle mobile use in a good way. – National recommendations must primarily contribute to strengthening the knowledge base that schools need when they have to deal with this in everyday life. What do you mean? Use the comments section below to have your say. Hello! Welcome to dialogue at news. Since you are logged in to other news services, you do not have to log in again here, but we need your consent to our terms of use for online dialogue
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The lecturer team wants national mobile rules in schools – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country
