Comments on: More schools are banning cell phone use (and teachers love it)

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 15:09:06 +0000

In reply to Dario. I know it. On the one hand, there's a lot of downtime in school: a lot of time waiting, a lot of time doing nothing. But filling that time with interactions and talking and learning and teachers is so much better than scrolling. Kids will have the rest of their lives to scroll!

By: Dario

Dario — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 04:58:26 +0000

I am agrree with this restriction, currently the almost all the students use the cell phones to have fun during their classes, even adults in their jobs. In my opinion, this is one of the digitla age’s dilemma, maybe there should be a redesign of the education system.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 01:17:20 +0000

In reply to Huy. It looks like Ho Chi Minh is thinking similarly to many other places

By: Huy

Huy — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 01:42:40 +0000

In reply to Jeff.

I can say that the situation is changing. In the past, many schools allowed students to bring phones, but now more schools are starting to ban them during the school day. For example, in Ho Chi Minh starting from the 2025 – 2026 school year, students will not be allowed to use phones at all, not even during breaks.
https://news.tuoitre.vn/ho-chi-minh-city-seeks-to-impose-partial-smartphone-ban-on-students-even-during-breaks-103250711100815041.htm

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 22:15:29 +0000

In reply to Jacky. Exactly! In these cases, we can say "a lose-lose situation." It's kind of like an ironic opposite to a common English expression "win-win".

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 22:14:06 +0000

In reply to Huy. How is it in Vietnam? Are kids allowed to have their phones there?

By: Jacky

Jacky — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 07:31:10 +0000

I agree with the ban on students using cell phones at school.
Allowing students to use cell phones at school would affect their learning quality and increase teachers’ workload.
That would be a double-loss situation.

By: Huy

Huy — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 09:06:23 +0000

As a parent in Vietnam, I agree that students shouldn’t bring phones into the classroom because they can be distracting and harmful to learning. At the same time, many parents like me rely on phones to arrange transportation, after-school activities or to feel reassured about my children’s safety.
If the school could come up with a neutral solution, say, a student handing in their phone to teacher or leaving it in a safe locker, but there was still a way for parents to contact them when needed. That way, we can protect the learning environment while keeping the necessary connection between family and school.