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ກ່ອນອື່ນຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຂໍແນະນຳຕົນເອງ ຊື່ ກາບແກ້ວ ທຳມະວົງ ເປັນນັກຂຽນນ້ອງໃໝ່ຂອງວາລະສານທາເກັດ ຂໍຝາກເນື້ອຝາກໂຕນຳທ່ານນັກອ່ານ. ສ່ວນຫົວຂໍ້ທຳອິດໃນທາເກັດນີ້ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຂໍອະນຸຍາດເລີ່ມຈາກເລື່ອງການພັດທະນາຄົນ ເພາະເຍົາວະຊົນຄືອະນາຄົດຂອງຊາດ ໂດຍສະເພາະເລື່ອງ”ສະມາດທ໌ໂຟນ” (Smart Phone) ທີ່ຖືວ່າເປັນອຸປະກອນ “ໄຮເທັກ” ຊ່ວຍໃຫ້ຊີວິດຄົນເຮົາສະດວກຂຶ້ນ ແຕ່ໃນອີກດ້ານໜຶ່ງ ມັນເປັນດັ່ງໄພງຽບທີ່ໄປກະທົບຕໍ່ນັກຮຽນ ເພາະມັນເປັນແມ່ເຫຼັກທີ່ດຶງດູດເອົາຄວາມສົນໃຈ ຈົນເຮັດໃຫ້ນັກຮຽນຂາດສະມາທິໃນການໃຝ່ຫາຄວາມຮູ້ ຖ້າຫາກບໍ່ຮູ້ຈັກນຳໃຊ້ໃຫ້ຖືກວິທີ ແລະ ເໝາະສົມ.
ພໍແຕ່ມີຂ່າວວ່າ: ມສ ວຽງຈັນ ບໍ່ອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ນັກຮຽນຊັ້ນ ມ1 ຮອດ ມ7 ເອົາ”ສະມາດທ໌ໂຟນ”ໄປໃຊ້ຢູ່ໂຮງຮຽນ ໂດຍເລີ່ມຈາກວັນທີ 31/08/2018 ມື້ໄຂສົກຮຽນໃໝ່ 2018-2019 ເປັນຕົ້ນໄປ ຖືເປັນໂຮງຮຽນທຳອິດທີ່ລິເລີ່ມໂຄງການນີ້ ອັນໄດ້ເຮັດໃຫ້ພໍ່ແມ່ຜູ້ປົກຄອງເປັນຫ່ວງເປັນໃຍຕໍ່ຄວາມປອດໄພ ຢ້ານຕິດຕໍ່ຫາລູກໆບໍ່ໄດ້, ແຕ່ບໍ່ມີຄວາມແຕກຕື່ນໃດໆທີ່ຈະຮ້ອນແຮງໄປກວ່າ ກະແສຢູ່ຊຸມຊົນ”ອອນໄລ໌” (Facebook) ທີ່ເປັນຊ່ອງທາງກະຈາຍຂ່າວອັນວ່ອງໄວທັນໃຈ. ຫຼາຍຄົນໄດ້ວິພາກວິຈານໄປຕ່າງໆນາງໆ ທັງເຫັນດີ ແລະ ເຫັນຕ່າງ ແຕ່ຜູ້ທີ່ຕ່າງໝູ່ນັ້ນ ກໍຄືກຸ່ມຄົນທີ່ລໍຖ້າຈອບວິຈານດ້ານລົບຢ່າງດຽວ.
ທ່ານ ນາງ ວຽງສຸວັນ ພະໄຊສົມບັດ ຜູ້ອຳນວຍການ ມສ ວຽງຈັນ ໄດ້ໄຂຂໍ້ຂ້ອງໃຈໃຫ້ຮູ້ຕື່ມອີກວ່າ: ທາງໂຮງຮຽນກໍຜ່ອນສັ້ນຜ່ອນຍາວ ຍອມອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ນັກຮຽນຖືໂທລະສັບລຸ້ນທຳມະດາ ທີ່ສາມາດຕິດຕໍ່ກັບພໍ່ແມ່ຜູ້ປົກຄອງໄດ້ ແລະ ທາງໂຮງຮຽນຍັງມີໂທລະສັບຕັ້ງໂຕະ ທີ່ນັກຮຽນສາມາດນຳໃຊ້ ໂດຍບໍ່ໄດ້ເສຍຄ່າໃນການຕິດຕໍ່ພົວພັນຫາຜູ້ປົກຄອງ, ແຕ່ຖ້ານັກຮຽນຕ້ອງການເອົາຂໍ້ມູນຕ່າງໆ ເພື່ອນຳໃຊ້ເຂົ້າໃນການຮຽນ ທາງໂຮງຮຽນກໍມີຫ້ອງຄອມພິວເຕີທີ່ທັນສະໄໝ ນັກຮຽນສາມາດນຳໃຊ້ໄດ້.
ສ່ວນເຫດຜົນທີ່ບໍ່ອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ນັກຮຽນຖື ”ສະມາດທ໌ໂຟນ”ມາໂຮງຮຽນນັ້ນ ກໍເນື່ອງຈາກຜົນການປະເມີນຂອງສົກຮຽນທີ່ຜ່ານມາ ເຫັນວ່າ: ນັກຮຽນມີການໃຊ້ “ສະມາດທ໌ໂຟນ” ຫຼາຍ ຈົນເຮັດໃຫ້ຜົນການຮຽນໃນບາງວິຊາຫຼຸດລົງ ແລະ ຫຼຸດຄາດໝາຍ.
ແນ່ນອນວ່າ ການບໍ່ອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ນັກຮຽນຖື “ສະມາດທ໌ໂຟນ” ມາໂຮງຮຽນນີ້ ກໍບໍ່ມີແຕ່ ມສ ວຽງຈັນ ຢູ່ທີ່ປະເທດລາວແຫ່ງດຽວເທົ່ານັ້ນ, ແຕ່ໂຮງຮຽນຕ່າງໆທົ່ວໂລກກໍກຳລັງຫາທຸກວິທີທາງ ເພື່ອຮັບມືກັບວິກິດການແຜ່ລະບາດຂອງເຄື່ອງທີ່ວ່ານີ້. ທ່າມກາງຄວາມກັງວົນຂອງຜູ້ປົກຄອງ ທີ່ເປັນຫ່ວງເປັນໃຍ ເມື່ອເຫັນລູກນັ່ງເຈົ່າ ເຝົ້າຢູ່ໜ້າຈໍ “ສະມາດທ໌ໂຟນ” ຈົນບໍ່ຍອມຮຽນໜັງສື.
ຝຣັ່ງເສດກໍເປັນອີກປະເທດໜຶ່ງທີ່ອອກມາປະກາດຫ້າມບໍ່ອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ນັກຮຽນທີ່ມີອາຍຸບໍ່ເຖິງ 15 ປີ ຖື “ສະມາດທ໌ໂຟນ” ມາໂຮງຮຽນ ໂດຍເລີ່ມປະຕິບັດນັບແຕ່ເດືອນກັນຍາ ປີ 2018 ເປັນຕົ້ນໄປ ຖືວ່າພ້ອມກັນກັບປະເທດລາວໃນມື້ໄຂສົກຮຽນໃໝ່.
ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຍັງຈື່ບໍ່ລືມ ເວລາໄປຢາມເຮືອນເພື່ອນໃກ້ຊິດຄົນໜຶ່ງທີ່ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ, ພໍແຕ່ພໍ່ແມ່ມາຮອດເຮືອນປຸບ ລູກໆກໍແລ່ນຫຸ້ມເຂົ້າມາຫາພໍ່ແມ່ປັບ. ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າພວກເຂົາແລ່ນມາຂໍກິນເຂົ້າໜົມນຳພໍ່ແມ່, ແຕ່ຄວາມຈິງ ພວກເຂົາຢາກໄດ້ ”ສະມາດທ໌ໂຟນ” ຂອງພໍ່ແມ່ໄປຫຼິ້ນເກມ. ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຂ້ອງໃຈ ຈິ່ງຖາມເພື່ອນຄົນດັ່ງກ່າວວ່າ: ເປັນຫຍັງຈິ່ງເອົາ “ສະມາດທ໌ໂຟນ” ໃຫ້ລູກຫຼິ້ນຕັ້ງແຕ່ຍັງນ້ອຍແທ້? ພວກເຂົາກໍຕອບແບບງ່າຍໆວ່າ: ເພື່ອໃຫ້ລູກທັນຍຸກທັນສະໄໝຮູ້ເລື່ອງ “ໄຮເທັກ” ຕັ້ງແຕ່ເຂົາຍັງນ້ອຍ. ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໄດ້ແຕ່ອຶ້ງນຳຄໍາຕອບຂອງພໍ່ແມ່ “ໄຮເທັກ” ດັ່ງກ່າວນັ້ນ ຈົນປາກບໍ່ອອກ.
ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເຊື່ອວ່າ, ຍັງມີພໍ່ແມ່ຫຼາຍຄົນທີ່ຄິດຄືກັບເພື່ອນຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ ທີ່ເອົາ “ສະມາດທ໌ໂຟນ” ໃຫ້ລູກຫຼິ້ນ ໂດຍອ້າງວ່າ: ເພື່ອໃຫ້ລູກຮູ້ເລື່ອງ “ໄອທີ” ຕັ້ງແຕ່ຍັງນ້ອຍ ແຕ່ຄວາມຈິງແລ້ວແມ່ນພໍ່ແມ່ບໍ່ຢາກໃຫ້ລູກມາລົບກວນ ຍາມພໍ່ແມ່ຊຸມແຊວກັບເພື່ອນຝູງຫຼາຍກວ່າ.
ທ່ານ ບິລ໌ເກດສ໌ (Bill Gates) ມະຫາເສດຖີອັນດັບສອງຂອງໂລກ ທັງເປັນຜູ້ສ້າງຕັ້ງ ບໍລິສັດ “ໄມໂຄຣຊອຟທ໌” (Microsoft) ເປັນບໍລິສັດ”ໄອທີ”ຍັກໃຫຍ່ຂອງໂລກ ກໍບໍ່ອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ລູກສາວມີໂທລະສັບມືຖືຈົນກວ່າ ລູກຈະມີອາຍຸຄົບ 14 ປີ ທັງໆທີ່ທ່ານເອງເປັນນັກປະດິດ”ໄອທີ”ຜູ້ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ຂອງໂລກ.
ສ່ວນທ່ານ ສະຕິບ ຈັອບສ໌ (Steve Jobs) ຜູ້ປະດິດຄິດຄົ້ນ “ໄອໂຟນ” (iPhone) ທີ່ເປັນ”ສະມາດທ໌ໂຟນ”ລຸ້ນທຳອິດຂອງໂລກ ກໍບໍ່ອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ລູກໆໃຊ້ “ສະມາດທ໌ໂຟນ” ທີ່ຕົນເອງເປັນຜູ້ປະດິດ, ມັນຈິ່ງເປັນເລື່ອງແປກ ເພາະໃນຂະນະທີ່ພໍ່ແມ່ຜູ້ປົກຄອງຄົນລາວຢ້ານແຕ່ລູກຕົນເອງບໍ່ສະຫຼາດທັນຍຸກ”ໄຮເທັກ”, ແຕ່ຜູ້ທີ່ຜະລິດເຄື່ອງ”ໄຮເທັກສະມາດທ໌ໂຟນ”ເຫຼົ່ານີ້ອອກມາ ພັດຢ້ານລູກໆບໍ່ມີເວລາໄດ້ຮຽນຮູ້ສິ່ງອື່ນໆໃນຊີວິດທີ່ສຳຄັນ ແລະ ຈຳເປັນກວ່າ, ຖ້າຫາກໄປໃຊ້ເວລາຢູ່ນຳແຕ່ເຄື່ອງ “ສະມາດທ໌ໂຟນ” ເພາະເມື່ອລູກໆເຕີບໃຫຍ່ຂຶ້ນມາຍາມໃດ ກໍສາມາດຮຽນຮູ້ພາຍຫຼັງໄດ້.
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(ວາລະສານທາເກັດ ສະບັບ 147 ເດືອນຕຸລາ 2018 ສອບຖາມຈອງເປັນສະມາຊິກໄດ້ທີ່ເບີ 021 216 666)
It is well-known that Vientiane High School
does not allow students to bring smartphones to school
First of all, I would like to introduce myself. I am Kabkeo Thammavong, a new writer at Target magazine, so our readers can get to know me. In my first article at Target, I would like to kick off with human development because the youth of today are the future of the nation and I would especially like to discuss smartphones, which are considered to be high-tech devices to make our lives more convenient but if we look at the other side of the coin, there lies a hidden danger which can affect students due to their addictively magnetic nature, which is so tantalizing for students that they become so drawn in that they lose their concentration towards their quest for knowledge if we miss out on the fact that we need a right and suitable way to use them.
It has been on the grapevine that Vientiane High School is to ban the use of smartphones by students from Secondary Grades 1 to 7 while at school starting from 31 August 2018, the first day of the 2018-2019 school year. This is the first school to initiate such a scheme, which is worrying parents and guardians as to the safety of their children as they will have no way of contacting them. There is no greater need to panic than the social media trend, such as Facebook, however, which is a means of spreading information rapidly at the leisure of the user. There is much discourse and wide variety of opinions – some are in support of the ban while some are against, some of whom simply lie in wait to jump in and find something negative to say.
Vientiane High School Principal Ms. Viengsouvanh Phaxaysombath clarifies the ban and explains further that “We have to meet halfway – we still permit students to use brick phones, which means they can stay in contact with their parents, and the school has landline telephones, which are available for the students to use free of charge when they have something to talk to their parents or guardians about and if students want additional information to use in their studies, the school has a modern computer room, which is open to students.
The reason we are banning students from taking smartphones to school is because an assessment of last year showed that students are overusing them to the extent that their grades in certain subjects are falling and they are falling short of the school targets.
We are certainly not alone in banning students from carrying smartphones at school as although we may be the only school in Laos to do this, ordinary schools across the globe are seeking ways to deal with the danger of the smartphone epidemic. Despite the concerns of parents and guardians, as soon the students sit down in class, they immediately reach for their smartphones and refuse to study.
France is even putting a blanket ban on students under the age of fifteen taking smartphones into class, which is to enter into force in September 2018, so we are no different from France in doing this on the first day of this school year.
I still remember the day when I was visiting a close friend in Vientiane Capital. As soon as we reached home, their children rushed up to their parents. I assumed that they were going to ask from a snack or something from their parents but to my surprise, all they wanted was to play games on their parents’ smartphones. I was disturbed when I asked why they were giving their children their smartphones to play with at such a young age but they simply replied that it was so that their children would be able to keep up with the modern era with respect to high-tech from a young age. I was so shocked at this answer that I was lost for words.
I believe that there are still many parents who think like this – that giving their smartphones to their children to play with is a good thing – and they will always give the excuse that it was so their children would understand IT from a young age but in fact, it is more because they want something to take their children off their hands while they – the parents – have fun with their friends.
Second richest person in the world Bill Gates, despite being the founder of one of the world’s IT giants, does not allow his own children to use smartphones, which he himself created, which is strange seeing as parents and guardians in Laos are worried that their children will be unintelligent and behind the times with respect to high-tech while the producer of these devices is more worried that his children will not get to learn about other important and essential things in life. If children spend all their time on their smartphones, they will miss out on other essential life skills when they can easily learn about IT when they are older”.
Kapkeo Thammavong
(Winner of the Golden Naka and Mekong River Literature Awards)
