新学期开始之后，很多刚刚度过暑假的学生会带着智能手机重返校园。研究显示，现在有很多小学生都有自己的手机，但说到底，这种新时代的产物究竟是帮助学习和交流的绝佳工具，还是会大大分散孩子们的注意力？

According to Internet Matters, around 72 per cent of children in Year 7 now have a smartphone. Of the 2,000 parents surveyed by the group, almost 60 per cent believe pupils shouldn't carry the device with them during the day, although 49 per cent were in favour of children being allowed to bring phones to and from school.

据英国非盈利机构 Internet Matters 称，现有约72%的七年级（相当于国内的初一）儿童有智能手机。在该组织调查的两千名家长中，几乎60%都认为小学生不应该整天随身携带该设备，虽然有49%赞成学校应允许孩子们带手机上下学。

In France, the government has intervened, approving a total ban on mobile use for pupils up to the age of 15. But here, some head teachers allow the controlled use of smartphones in class, maintaining that with budgets under constant pressure, they're an invaluable supplementary learning tool.

法国政府已参与此事，通过了一项完全禁止十五岁以下小学生使用手机的法令。但在英国，一些校长允许学生在课上适当地使用智能手机，并坚称在预算长期吃紧的情况下，手机是一件非常宝贵的补充学习工具。