German education experts recommend banning social media in elementary schools, propose 'media integrity' as new educational goal
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Celine Fink, dpa
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Summary
Education experts from the Aktionsrat Bildung are calling for a ban on social media use in elementary schools. They propose a new educational goal called "mediale Integrität" (media integrity) to address the risks of social media consumption among young children. The debate centers on protecting children in primary school from the potential harms of social media platforms.
Key quotes
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Experten des Aktionsrats Bildung raten zu einem Verbot sozialer Medien an Grundschulen.
Als neues Bildungsziel schlagen sie »mediale Integrität« vor.
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