Is It Time For Kids To Power Off Phones? Second-Largest US School District Says Yes, Votes To Initiate First Steps
Is It Time For Kids To Power Off Phones? Second-Largest US School District Says Yes, Votes To Initiate First Steps
Some board members are skeptical that the policy could be enforced effectively by administrators or equally among students of different racial groups. Others expressed safety concerns.The vast majority of Americans now own a cell phone, including the nation's youth. Amid calls to limit phone usage among those under 18, the Los Angeles Board of Education voted on Tuesday to create a plan for public approval prohibiting phones entirely during the school day. Many other districts have implemented similar policies.
現在，絕大多數美國人擁有手機，包括全國的青年人。在呼籲限制18歲以下人士使用手機的呼聲中，洛杉磯教育委員會在週二投票通過了一個計劃，爲公衆審批創建一項完全禁止學生在學校期間使用手機的計劃。許多其他區域已經實施了類似的政策。
What Happened: The proposal resolved the school district to develop a plan to ban phones during the school day. The district will present the plan to the public within 120 days.
事情經過：該提案旨在禁止學生在學校期間使用手機，並將在120天內向公衆呈現該計劃。
The resolution passed among the Board of Education in a 5-2 vote.
教育委員會以5票對2票通過了該決議。
Some board members are skeptical that the policy could be enforced effectively by administrators or equally among students of different racial groups. Others expressed safety concerns.
一些委員對於政策是否能夠被管理員有效執行，或者對不同種族學生能否得到同等對待表示懷疑。其他人則表示擔心安全問題。
Why it Matters: The Los Angeles Board of Education's decision could serve as a model for other U.S. school districts weighing a smartphone ban.
洛杉磯教育委員會的決定可能會成爲衡量其他美國學區是否要實施智能手機禁令的標準。
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, student test scores have crated to historic lows.
在新冠疫情之後，學生的考試成績創下了歷史新低。
Many researchers have tied phone usage among children to the ongoing mental health crisis. Jonathan Haidt, a prominent social psychologist at the NYU Stern School of Business, is among the most vocal advocates of restrictive phone policy. Haidt has tied increased phone usage to instances of self-harm and loneliness among the nation's youth. Critics of Haidt's arguments have described his research as "bad science."
許多研究人員將兒童使用手機與當前的心理健康危機聯繫起來。紐約大學斯特恩商學院著名社會心理學家喬納森·海德特是限制手機政策的最熱心的倡導者之一。海德特將增加的手機使用與國內年輕人自殘和孤獨等問題聯繫在一起。海德特的論點的批評者描述了他的研究成果是“糟糕的科學”。
On Monday, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy penned an op-ed in the New York Times arguing for "warning labels," similar to those placed on cigarette packages, to be placed on social media websites. LA Board of Education member Nick Melvoin compared social media usage to cigarette usage during the board meeting.
週一，美國外科醫生Vivek H. Murthy在紐約時報上發表文章，主張在社交媒體網站上放置類似於捲菸包裝上的“警告標籤”。洛杉磯教育委員會成員尼克·梅爾沃因在委員會會議上將社交媒體用量與吸菸量進行了比較。
A recent Gallup poll found that teens spend an average of 4.8 hours on social media platforms each day. Popular social media platforms among teens include Instagram (a Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) property) and Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP). The most popular phone manufacturers in the U.S. include Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (OTCPK:SSNLF).
最近的一項蓋洛普民意調查發現，青少年每天在社交媒體平台上平均花費4.8小時。青少年喜歡的社交媒體平台包括Instagram（Meta Platforms Inc（NASDAQ：META）產權）和Snap Inc（NYSE：SNAP）。在美國，最受歡迎的手機制造商包括蘋果公司（NASDAQ：AAPL），Alphabet Inc（NASDAQ：GOOG）（NASDAQ：GOOGL）和三星電子股份有限公司（OTCPK：SSNLF）。
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