SCHOOL FOR THOUGHT

Trojan cellphones

So..... what do you think of the Toronto District School Board's decision to allow kids to bring their cellphones to class? The main justification seems to be that they are necessary for 21st-century learning.

To me, the advantages of cellphones (indeed any of the new technology) would have to be pretty enormous to offset the obvious disadvantage of the huge temptation for kids to text and surf and even take calls. So far, the 21st-century thing looks to me like so much smoke and mirrors. Or am I missing something?