DEBATE

What can be the benefits of using phones at school?

• learn more about techonology, save papers, teamwork activities, communication with teachers

• reduce stress, have more time for self-study, spend time with family and friends

• distract study, cheating on exams, play games

What can be the benefits of a 3-day weekend?

• reduce stress, have more time for self-study, spend time with family and friends

• spend time on games, more time for sleep, don't need to do homework

• don't need to study, reduce peer pressure

What can be the benefits when children don't need to do exams?

• more time on creative activities and their favorite subjects

• reduce peer pressure, have the equality among student

• be lazy, don't mind studying, more time on other things

What can teachers do to prevent the negative effects of using phones at school?

• set a time limit for using, have the rule for not using phones besides study time

• students who use phones for other reasons besides study will have to be fined

• throw their phones away

• scold them and ask them to get out of the class

What can teachers and parents do to help students stay healthy and balanced with 3 days off?

• encourage them joining charity or sport clubs, take them on a small trip to the countryside

• encourage them practicing cooking, riding bicycle and playing sports

• ask them to do extra homework, go to extra classes, stay at home for 3 days

• encourage them practicing self-study and reading books

If students don't do exams, how can teachers assess them?

• by how well the complete tasks everyday, how they react to and ask questions about the subjects

• by how they do self-study in class, how they do homework

• by how lazy they are and how they treat their friends

If students don't have exams, how do teachers and parents help them study?

• encourage them doing other creative activities, create fun tasks for them to do everyday

• have extra time for practicing important skills, have clubs and teamworking activities for them

• do a lot of homework and go to school extra days