I had a terrible day last Friday. It was around 9 in the morning and I was alone as all of my family had already gone to work. I'd had breakfast but I hadn't got dressed yet. I went into the kitchen and saw that the rubbish bin needed emptying. So I picked up the bin liner and went to take it outside. I opened the front door and went along the corridor to the place where you leave your rubbish. As I was putting the bag down I felt a draught of air and heard a bang. When I came back to my flat, I saw that the door was closed. The wind had blown it shut. I put my hand in the pocket of my pyjamas, but I had left my keys inside. So I went down to the security man to phone my husband. But they told me he had gone to China for the day! I tried ringing my neighbour's door bell, but they had already gone to work. So I had to wait all day in the corridor outside my flat!
A) It says that symptoms of this addiction can include pupils being withdrawn at school, lacking interest in other activities, being irritable, deceptive and performing poorly in lessons. The motion calls on ATL's executive to draw together evidence on the problem and produce a factsheet for all education staff. "It's really difficult, but they do have to manage it.
б) She added: "I don't think anybody in the debate is going to say 'let's go back to the 20th century'; it's about how they are managed and particularly about how they are used in schools.
в) "There's no doubt that they are being used more in schools but there are concerns that increased time spent on the screen, on your tablet, leads to far more sedentary and far more isolated children and young people," she said. It says that symptoms of this addiction can include pupils being withdrawn at school, lacking interest in other activities, being irritable, deceptive and performing poorly in lessons. The union is due to debate a resolution at its annual conference in Manchester next week highlighting teachers' concerns about "tablet addiction" among pupils.
г) Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) said that mothers and fathers need to monitor their youngsters' use of the gadgets, amid fears that children are spending hours, and staying up late into the night, playing on them.
д) "And perhaps there will be a debate also about the ways in which parents should monitor the use of tablets and computers at home."
е) Bousted said that the resolution was likely to address the effect of children over-using tablets at home and the effect this has on their school work.
