The vast majority of parents support telephones that are banned in schools and think that this is the answer to curb the poor class behavior, according to new research.
From a poll of 1000 parents and 500 teachers in high school by research agency Public, both groups first discovered that classroom behavior is the main cause of class disorder.
Parents have even arranged a total ban on telephones prior to imposing stricter class rules or reducing class sizes to improve behavior.
In the data obtained by the Times, it was revealed that 72 percent of teachers saw telephone use as a regular problem in classrooms, with just under half of those who say that one in four classes they teach are influenced by the devices.
Two -thirds of the teachers said they had to respond to students who had to use telephones at least once a day during the lessons, while 30 percent said its use was just as mild as a mild disciplinary policy in schools.
From September, more than 100 schools in Barnet will implement the devices in classrooms in a part of a wider push to completely forbid them.
And almost all parents surveyed said they would support a broader ban, by only 15 percent in front of it.
48 percent of the teachers said that one in four classes they teach are influenced by telephone use, saying the majority that they see it as a regular problem in their classes
Parents arranged a telephone ban prior to imposing stricter class rules or reducing class sizes as a way to combat poor class behavior
From September, more than 100 schools in Barnet will implement the devices in classrooms in a part of a wider push to completely forbid them
80 percent of the parents said they would also support schools that prohibit the use of telephones, with two -thirds that said it would reduce the risk of distractions and 62 percent believing that students could concentrate more on their work.
The majority of teachers agreed (70 percent) and supported ideas such as students who had to lock up their phones, unveiled the survey combined by Yondr.
It also showed a wider trend of parents and teachers who are concerned about student behavior.
The poll comes after the Minister of Shadow Schools, Neil O'Brien, told Parliament that the use of mobile phones caused an 'explosion' in psychological problems.
“Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder has increased enormously and the concentration has been affected,” he said in the Lower House.
70 percent of teachers said they supported ideas, such as students who had to lock up their phones
“Apps are designed to be addictive and to drip the user capamine.”
Mr O'Brien's claims were supported by recent research conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) that says that teenagers used devices in the classroom scored lower in math tests.
A spokeswoman for the Department for Education said they wanted to see schools decide on the policy of telephone use.
“Technology can provide many benefits for the education of children,” she said.
“But mobile phones are a distraction of learning and our guidance is clear that it is for main teachers to decide how they can prohibit their use in a way that will work at their own schools.”
