Cameron Wylie is absolutely right in his view that mobile phones in schools are a huge impediment to learning (Scotsman, 12 August). I would go further and claim they are currently the greatest impediment to learning.
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  Cameron Wylie is absolutely right in his view that mobile phones in schools are a huge impediment to learning (Scotsman, 12 August). I would go further and claim they are currently the greatest impediment to learning.  
     
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