School revolution in the Harz: Smartphone ban for lower school from January!

School revolution in the Harz: Smartphone ban for lower school from January!

At the boarding school in Bad Harzburg, Lower Saxony, a far-reaching smartphone ban will be introduced for the lower levels from January. Headmaster and deputy director Christian Stutz explains that the measure is necessary to free the students from the "addiction" and the urge to constantly look at their devices. Studies show that excessive smartphone use has negative effects on concentration and brain function. "Without the cell phone in hand, students can not only achieve better grades, but also improve their social skills," said Stutz. The students of the lower classes have to hand in their smartphones in the morning and can only receive them again after the sixth hour. The devices are safely kept during the school day, while the upper level students can only use them during breaks and in the classrooms to avoid envy to higher quality devices, as well as ndr.de reported.

A step into the future of school work

The high school in Bad Harzburg is not alone with this decision. More and more schools in Lower Saxony and other federal states go this way to offer the students a less distracting learning environment. According to news38.de there is no uniform nationwide regulation for dealing with smartphones in everyday school life, however, some schools focus on the focus of the pupils and which To increase interaction with each other. While the use of school -owned tablets is still allowed, the step of the high school is a relevant measure in the context of current discussions about digital media in education.

at a time when the digital distraction is omnipresent, the BADACHMANTIUM Bad Harzburg becomes a pioneer for other educational institutions. The interest situation is clear: through this regulation, the school would like to initiate a new era of learning, which value personal exchange and traditional learning methods.