Eton pupils are banned from using smartphones, laptops and tablets in their rooms


Pupils at Eton College have been banned from using smartphones, laptops and tablets in their rooms after bedtime because of fears their addiction to social media is leaving them sleep-deprived.

The £38,700-a-year boarding school has told all 13-year-olds to hand over their electronic devices to their housemasters before they go to bed at 9.30pm.

The measure was introduced by headmaster Simon Henderson, who said lost sleep could harm pupil’s ability to concentrate in lessons and, damage academic performance.

Source : Dailymail

Understudies today esteem training less and cash more: contemplate


More than eight million understudies altogether, including twenty to thirty year olds, Gen Xers and people born after WW2, were approached about their explanations behind enlisting in school. They needed to answer the amount they esteemed results like “to have the capacity to show signs of improvement work,” “to have the capacity to profit,” “to take in more about things that intrigue me” and “to set myself up for graduate or expert school.”

Around 71 percent of recent college grads said they felt profiting was imperative, rather than just 55 percent of boomers who felt the same. In the mean time, 68 percent of recent college grads said general training was vital, versus 69 percent of boomers.

Source : CNBC