11.07.2024 00:50
Italian Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara has banned the use of smartphones for any purpose, including education, in classrooms starting from the next academic year until middle school. Valditara stated that this decision is an important step to empower teachers and reinstate the principle of individual responsibility in schools.
Italy has banned the use of smartphones in schools for any purpose, including education, starting from the next academic year. Italy's Minister of Education, Giuseppe Valditara, announced the ban during a conference. Valditara stated, "I have signed a directive that prohibits the use of mobile phones for any purpose, including education, starting from the next academic year. I believe that a good education cannot be achieved using mobile phones up to middle school level. This does not include the use of tablets or computers, which should be used under the guidance of teachers."
Italy's Minister of Education, Giuseppe Valditara.
"This is an important step towards empowering teachers and reestablishing the principle of individual responsibility in schools," Valditara emphasized. He also expressed the need to prevent mobile phones from becoming addictive and stealing young people's desire to live.
The Minister of Education also mentioned that some schools will pilot projects using artificial intelligence-based assistants for administrative tasks. Antonio Affinita, the Director of the Italian Family Movement (Moige), commented on Minister Valditara's decision, saying, "This is a step forward in managing the correct digitalization in schools. We are pleased with this initiative because it brings order to the misuse of technology in schools. Today, schools have a wide range of technology, but it is necessary to use this technology responsibly and involve parents in the process."