HIBAPRESS – Muhammad Zariouh
Some educational institutions in Dar Kebdani, in the Adarouch region, continue to adopt the method of communication via smartphone applications, which began during the Corona pandemic, where teachers create groups on the WhatsApp application to communicate with students, and send lessons and exercises through this technology. Although this method was necessary at the time of the health crisis, its continuation after the pandemic raised questions about its impact on students' performance and education.
Mr. "Tawfiq Askor," a lawyer from Nador, expressed his deep concern about the continuity of this habit, which may lead to negative effects on the students' academic achievement. He explained in his post that this method may be exploited by students in using phones for non-academic matters, which contributes to distracting their attention and negatively affects their academic achievement.
On the other hand, Tawfiq pointed out that this method places an additional financial burden on parents, who suffer from a fragile economic situation, especially in the town of Dar Kebdani. After incurring the costs of buying textbooks, notebooks, and tools, parents are forced to buy smartphones and charge them daily, which increases the living burdens faced by many of them.
Askar also pointed out that recent studies have shown the impact of smartphones on the health of children and adolescents, indicating that the excessive use of these devices leads to the deterioration of the educational performance of school students, in addition to the decline in their social skills, and the increase in psychological and health problems as a result of the long-term use of electronic devices.
In light of these concerns, Tawfiq stressed in his post the need for schools to stop using this method in education, because of its negative effects on students' health and academic achievement. He affirmed that the time has come to search for alternative solutions that support the educational process without negatively affecting students or putting additional pressure on families.
In conclusion, he called for the need for education officials in Dar Kebdani to pay attention to this phenomenon, and to find more effective educational methods that take into account the health of students and the circumstances of families, and ensure the improvement of academic achievement away from the negative effects of smartphone technologies.
