“My problem is that it’s taking autonomy away from the child. And it’s admitting that teachers cannot influence that autonomy to educational ends.” Cameron Wyllie

As the Scottish Government opens its consultation on a mobile phone ban in Scottish schools, Rod and Cameron take this on and look at the issues surrounding implementing a ban or keeping things as they currently are.

While they recognise the disruption phones can cause in classrooms, they question whether removing phones altogether is the best solution.

Instead, they explore whether schools should be teaching young people how to manage technology responsibly – with clear rules, appropriate consequences and the opportunity to develop their own judgement, which leads them into a much bigger discussion about autonomy, risk and resilience and a social media ban for under 16’s.

Are today's children being protected from risk to such an extent that they aren't learning how to assess it for themselves? Rod and Cameron compare modern childhood with their own experiences of growing up, when children were often given considerably more freedom to travel, make decisions and solve problems independently.

Do you think phones should be banned in schools? Should under-16s be prevented from using social media? Or should young people be taught how to use both responsibly?

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