
On Banning Phones in Schools
Aaaaand another Govt minister offers ill-considered and not-in-the-real-world advice to schools. This time it’s Gavin Williamson, Education Sec, telling schools they should ban phones. At
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Adults think young people use their devices too much; young people think adults don’t know what they’re talking about. I think we all need to know the facts, need to be able to discern truth from twaddle – and that’s where I can help. I share what the science says. For links to research and other resources on this topic, please go to Extras. For my posts on the topic, see below. Do use the search box to find specific topics.
Aaaaand another Govt minister offers ill-considered and not-in-the-real-world advice to schools. This time it’s Gavin Williamson, Education Sec, telling schools they should ban phones. At
The comments under the recent post about how to deal with screen addiction/over-use raised an interesting point which has come up in conversation a few
I’m usually good at replying to emails quickly (unless I choose not to reply at all, which happens when I get glareworthy requests that don’t
Today I’m doing a talk for the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference Heads of 6th Form on the effects of screens and social media. I enjoy
You see the headline Barely Any UK teens Meeting Exercise and Screen-time Guidelines – and the first line, in which it’s apparently actually “less than 10%
In February and March, I had two trips to Dubai, one to a huge education conference and one to the Emirates Litfest. Both incredibly different
There are some reasons why I need to make this extra clear, right now, even though I’ve been saying this for ages. Reason 1: I
I’m always saying that many adults are too negative and judgemental about screens etc. Here’s another Parenting for a Digital Future article that agrees with
I wish. When I wrote The Teenage Guide to Life Online, I wanted it just to be called Life Online. That is what my publisher
Humans are full of prejudices. Prejudices are things we think or believe before we’ve seen the evidence. Many prejudices are sensible and act to keep
I was looking through the questions I’ve not yet answered from my #AskNicolaMorgan competition and there’s one I’m struggling with. It’s a good one, but
I couldn’t agree more with this post from Parenting for a Digital Future. Calm common sense of just the sort I like to think I
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