Opinion: Banning phones from classrooms is not enough, parents need to step up

About 18 months ago, I found myself on a journalism assignment in a University of Alberta classroom. Many of the aspiring teachers gathered there were millennials and yet even they were in shock about the disruptive presence of smartphones they had just witnessed during their field placements in schools. Fast forward to back-to-school season and the Canadian policy landscape has changed. Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and B.C. all have bans or restrictions on smartphones being implemented. Read More