THEThe Minister of Education and Merit, Giuseppe Valditara, has announced a new circular that will redesign the future of high school. A school in which there will be the total prohibition of smartphones. No digital distraction, therefore. Only books, teachers and students focused on their learning path. The proposal enters a leg tense in a debate on education, already very heated, which focuses on the technology, seen by the minister as the enemy of concentration.
Valditara: Stop to smartphones also in superiors
Valditara, therefore, has established that, starting from next school year, Students will no longer be able to use electronic devices during lessons, not only for personal use, But not even for educational purposes. The measure is expected in the coming weeks, and will extend the ban already in force for primary and secondary schools of first instance.
The goal: more attention and less distractions
The decision, as supported by the minister, was born from the need to return centrality to learningreducing the distractions caused by the excessive use of class technology, a consolidated habit that “compromises the concentration of students e weaken the relationship with teachers».
Minister Valditara announces the total prohibition of smartphones in high schools, also for educational purposes (Pexels)
Stop to smartphones in class: the proposal arrives in Europe
The question does not only concern Italy. The minister, in fact, brought his proposal to Brussels, suggesting a ban on a European scale. France, Sweden and other countries have welcomed the idea with interest, also reporting growing concern for the impact of learning technology.
Social networks for children under the age of 15
In addition to the narrow on smartphones, Valditara has also relaunched the theme of access to social networks. The minister expressed his support for a bipartisan bill that focuses to prohibit the use of social networks for children under 15underlining the risks related to digital dependence and the loss of concentration capacity. “I hope that the provision will be approved quickly,” he said, highlighting the need to protect young people from excessive exposure to online content.
Is a school without technology possible?
The ban on class cell phones represents a significant change of course in the relationship between school and technology. But the questions and controversies remain open. THEA challenge will be to find a meeting point Between the need to reduce distractions and the opportunity to exploit new technologies which, if used correctly, are able to enrich the educational experience.
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