N.H. school bans electronic games
An elementary school says electronic games and gadgets are not appropriate for school yards and has banned the devices. 美国新罕布什尔州一所小学的管理者近日表示,由于他们认为目前市面上出售的各种电子游戏并不适合学生们在上学时玩耍,所以校方已下令禁止在校园内设置游戏机。 The school board decided Monday to ban the games at Florence Rideout Elementary School after listening to parents. The board says the rule will be put into the student handbook while a policy is developed. 在听取了来自于学生家长的意见后,佛罗伦萨莱德奥特小学的校董事会13日决定,让电子游戏在该校园“销声匿迹”。校董事会表示,这条规定将会被写进学生手册,而具体的实施政策正在制定之中。 "They should be encouraged to go out and play, not huddle around a game thing," said Lisa Lewis, a parent. 有学生家长提出,学校应当鼓励孩子们走出教室,在户外尽情嬉戏,而不是像现在这样围着游戏机挤做一团。Principal Edmund Heffernan said the problem has increased in the last year and a half and involves a small group of older students who "don‘t like to run around." 而该小学的校长埃德蒙·海弗尔南则说,在过去一年半的时间里,这一问题已经变得越来越严重了,一小部分高年级学生甚至“根本就不愿意到外面去玩儿”。 Other elementary schools in the area also ban the games for a variety of reasons. Some school officials say the games are a distraction and can lead to fights at recess. Others say theft is a concern since elementary students can‘t lock their lockers. 除了该校之外,当地还有其它几所小学也以各种理由将电子游戏逐出了校园。某些学校管理者表示,电子游戏这东西能够分散孩子们的注意力,同时还会在课间休息时引发学生之间的斗殴行为。 "They are distractions at recess, in terms of kids wanting to play with them, which leads to altercations," said Peter Bonaccorsi, principal of Milford elementary school. 另一所小学的校长彼得·伯纳科尔西说:“那些游戏机会让孩子们在课间休息时变得心烦意乱,由于很多学生在同一时间内都想在它们身上一试身手,这很可能会导致相互间的激烈争吵。” |