Will New Zealand’s school phone ban work? Let’s see what it does for students’ curiosity
- Written by: Patrick Usmar, Lecturer in Critical Media Literacies, Auckland University of Technology
Getty ImagesWith the coalition government’s ban of student mobile phones in New Zealand schools coming into effect this week, reaction has ranged from the sceptical (kids will just get sneakier) to the optimistic (most kids seem okay with it).
In a world where nearly everyone has a smartphone, it’s to be expected nearly everyone will...
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