Mobile Phone Ban
In: General
17 May 2012
Pupils face a ban on mobile phones in school as part of a new Ofsted crackdown on classroom discipline.
Schools will be penalised for failing to tackle persistent low-level disruption in lessons under a tough new inspection regime being introduced next term.
This could force teachers to forbid mobile phone use by pupils – including texting, taking calls and surfing the web – to avoid being marked down by inspectors.
What do you think are the pros and cons of having mobiles in school?
Do you think scientists should have to modify our food in order to stay healthy, or should we be able to intelligent enough to look after our own diet?
The Death of Conversation
In: General
3 May 2012
How has technology effected the way that people interact with one another?
Do you believe that the art of conversation has been eroded by this technology?
How does technology empower and improve social interaction?
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